raising

Speech parts

1. raising - Noun

2. raising - Verb

4. raising - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

of Raise

The act of lifting, setting up, elevating, exalting, producing, or restoring to life.

Specifically, the operation or work of setting up the frame of a building; as, to help at a raising.

The operation of embossing sheet metal, or of forming it into cup-shaped or hollow articles, by hammering, stamping, or spinning.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

breeding rearing upbringing bringing up increase education growth training growing expansion lift elevation cultivation nurture fostering
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Antonyms

death loss fall blight decimation damage
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Hypernyms

ascension rise rising ascent upbringing socialization

Related terms

hair-raising self-raising flour Canadian raising fund-raising consciousness-raising fire-raising

Phrases with the word

don't get above your raising barn raising raising from the dead crop raising raising the roof animal raising

Anagrams

arising

Examples

they debated whether nature or nurture was more important Source: Internet

an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon Source: Internet

a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity Source: Internet

a cost-raising increase in the basic wage rate Source: Internet

“2020 has been a challenging year for us all,” said the father-of-two Wicks, “so what better way to end it than by raising money for BBC Children in Need, a charity very close to my heart”. Source: Internet

A B.C. woman is sharing the story of her daughter’s fatal overdose in the hope of raising money to support addictions treatment on demand. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

raisinate raisinet Raisinette raising agent raising animals raising board