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noun
- someone who ascends
- A person or thing that ascends.
- a lowercase letter that has a part extending above other lowercase letters
- (printing) the part of tall lowercase letters that extends above the other lowercase letters
- (climbing) a mechanical device used for ascending on a rope; ascendeur.
- (typography, uncommon) A lowercase letter that has such a portion, such as d or h.
- (typography, graphology) The portion of a lowercase letter that extends above the midline.
noun
- The act of ascending; an ascent.
- A transcendence of the material world; a transition to a higher form, state, or plane of existence.
- That which rises, as from distillation.
- (incel slang, intramurally derogatory) The act or process of ceasing to be an incel, generally by losing one's virginity/having sex, or entering a romantic relationship.
- the act of changing location in an upward direction
- a movement upward; rise above the ground
- (astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon
verb
- reach or ascend the top of
- be superior or better than some standard
- be the culminating event
- finish up or conclude
- cut the top off
- provide with a top or finish the top (of a structure)
- be at the top of or constitute the top or highest point
- be ahead of others; be the first
- pass by, over, or under without making contact
- strike (the top part of a ball in golf, baseball, or pool) giving it a forward spin
- To put a stiffening piece or back on (a saw blade).
- To cut, break, or otherwise take off the top of (a steel ingot) to remove unsound metal.
- (dyeing) To cover with another dye.
- (of a horse) To strike the top of (an obstacle) with the hind feet while jumping, so as to gain new impetus.
- To exceed in height.
- To excel, to surpass, to beat, to exceed.
- (golf) To strike (the ball) above the centre; also, to make (a stroke, etc.) by hitting the ball in this way.
- (British, Australia, slang, reflexive) To commit suicide.
- (LGBTQ slang, transitive, intransitive) To penetrate during sexual intercourse.
- To improve (domestic animals, especially sheep) by crossing certain individuals or breeds with other superior breeds.
- To cover on the top or with a top.
- To cut or remove the top (as of a tree)
- (nautical) To raise one end of (a yard, etc.), making it higher than the other.
- (BDSM) To be the dominant partner in a BDSM relationship or roleplay.
- To be in the lead, to be at number one position (of).
adj
noun
- the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
- the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
- the first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at bat
- a garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips
- a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance
- a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin
- the greatest possible intensity
- covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container)
- platform surrounding the head of a lower mast
- the upper part of anything
- the highest or uppermost side of anything
- (military) The First Sergeant or Master Sergeant (U.S. Marine Corps), senior enlisted man at company level.
- A framework at the top of a ship's mast to which rigging is attached.
- A child's spinning toy; a spinning top.
- (golf, billiards, racquet sports) A stroke on the top of the ball.
- The highest rank; the most honourable position; the utmost attainable place.
- The highest or uppermost part of something.
- (ropemaking) A plug or conical block of wood with longitudinal grooves on its surface, in which the strands of the rope slide in the process of twisting.
- Ellipsis of topswarm.
- (irrespective of present orientation) The part of something that is usually highest or uppermost.
- (loosely, by extension) A dominant partner in a sexual relationship.
- A lid, cap, or cover of a container.
- The part of a cut gem between the girdle, or circumference, and the table, or flat upper surface.
- (sound) Highest pitch or loudest volume.
- (LGBTQ slang) A person who penetrates or has a preference for penetrating during intercourse.
- A garment worn to cover the torso.
- (golf, billiards, racquet sports) A forward spin given to the ball by hitting it on or near the top; topspin.
- (in restaurants, preceded by a number) (A table at which there is, or which has enough seats for) a group of a specified number of people eating at a restaurant.
- (particle physics) A top quark.
- (slang, vulgar, African-American Vernacular, MLE, MTE) Fellatio; a blowjob.
- The utmost degree; the acme; the summit.
- The uppermost part of a page, picture, viewing screen, etc.
- The near end of somewhere.
- (wool manufacture) A bundle or ball of slivers of combed wool, from which the noils, or dust, have been taken out.
- (finance) A peak price of a security during a trading period, before it begins a downward trend.
- (Philippines, usually in the plural) a shoot (eaten as a vegetable).
- (BDSM) A dominant partner in a sadomasochistic relationship or roleplay.
- (baseball) The first half of an inning, during which the home team fields and the visiting team bats.
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noun
verb
- To pass to a higher level.
- (transitive) To raise, put onto a higher place.
- (transitive) To promote, put onto a higher level.
- (intransitive) To move one's position to allow others to occupy a place.
- To be promoted.
- (intransitive) To move forward (especially when waiting in a queue / line).
- (transitive) To put higher on a list.
- (transitive, US) To reschedule (something) to an earlier date or time.
- move to a better position in life or to a better job
- move upward
verb
- rise to, or form, a summit
- bring to a head or to the highest point
- end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage
- reach the highest or most decisive point
- reach the highest altitude or the meridian, of a celestial body
- (intransitive) To reach the (physical or figurative) summit, highest point, peak etc.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To reach a climax; to come to a decisive point, especially an end or conclusion.
- (intransitive, astronomy) Of a heavenly body, to be at the highest point, reach its greatest altitude.
- (US, military, of an offensive, etc) To reach a point at which continued progress is not possible.
- (transitive) To finalize, bring to a conclusion, form the climax of.
adj
noun
- The way or means by which one ascends.
- The act of ascending; a motion upwards.
- (typography) The ascender height in a typeface.
- An increase, for example in popularity or hierarchy
- An eminence, hill, or high place.
- The degree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line; inclination; gradient; steepness
- the act of changing location in an upward direction
- an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
- a movement upward; rise above the ground
noun
adj
verb
verb
- To move upwards.
- (transitive) To go up; to ascend; to climb.
- To attain a higher status.
- To grow upward; to attain a certain height.
- rise up
- To develop, to come about or intensify.
- Of a quantity, price, etc., to increase.
- To become perceptible to the senses (other than sight).
- (music) To ascend on a musical scale; to take a higher pitch.
- (figurative) To terminate an official sitting; to adjourn.
- To slope upward.
- To become more and more dignified or forcible; to increase in interest or power; said of style, thought, or discourse.
- To become active, effective or operational, especially in response to an external or internal stimulus.
- To become agitated, opposed, or hostile; to go to war; to take up arms; to rebel.
- To leave one's bed; to get up.
- (of a celestial body) To appear to move upwards from behind the horizon of a planet as a result of the planet's rotation.
- To come; to offer itself.
- To come to mind; to be suggested; to occur.
- To become erect; to assume an upright position.
- (of a river) To have its source (in a particular place).
- To swell or puff up in the process of fermentation; to become light.
- (transitive) To cause to go up or ascend.
- (figurative) To be resurrected.
- rise in rank or status
- come up, of celestial bodies
- rise to one's feet
- go up or advance
- become more extreme
- become heartened or elated
- come into existence; take on form or shape
- move to a better position in life or to a better job
- get up and out of bed
- come to the surface
- take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance
- move upward
- return from the dead
- exert oneself to meet a challenge
- increase in value or to a higher point
- increase in volume
noun
- An area of terrain that tends upward away from the viewer, such that it conceals the region behind it; a slope.
- (chiefly UK, also Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa) An increase in a quantity, price, etc.
- (UK, Ireland, Australia, rest of Commonwealth, sometimes Canada) Ellipsis of pay rise (“an increase in wage or salary”).
- The amount of material extending from waist to crotch in a pair of trousers or shorts.
- The front of a diaper.
- (informal) A very noticeable visible or audible reaction of a person or group.
- (Sussex) A small hill; used chiefly in place names.
- Alternative form of rice (“twig”).
- The process of or an action or instance of moving upwards or becoming greater.
- The process of or an action or instance of coming to prominence.
- (architecture) The height of an arch or a step.
- a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground
- a growth in strength or number or importance
- the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises
- the act of changing location in an upward direction
- an increase in cost
- an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
- increase in price or value
- a movement upward; rise above the ground
- the amount a salary is increased
- (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
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verb
verb
- (transitive) To climb to the top of.
- reach the highest point of
- (transitive) To change the size of something whilst maintaining proportion; especially to change a process in order to produce much larger amounts of the final product.
- (transitive) To take off in thin layers or scales, as tartar from the teeth; to pare off, as a surface.
- (transitive) To weigh, measure or grade according to a scale or system.
- (intransitive) To separate and come off in thin layers or laminae.
- (transitive) To remove the scales of.
- (intransitive) To become scaly; to produce or develop scales.
- (UK, Scotland, dialect) To scatter; to spread.
- (transitive) To clean, as the inside of a cannon, by the explosion of a small quantity of powder.
- (manufacturing, transitive) To take measurements from (an engineering drawing), treating them as (or as if) reliable dimensional instructions. This practice often works but can produce latently incorrect results and is thus usually deprecated.
- (intransitive, computing) To tolerate significant increases in throughput or other potentially limiting factors.
- (transitive) To strip or clear of scale; to descale.
- measure by or as if by a scale
- climb up by means of a ladder
- take by attacking with scaling ladders
- remove the scales from
- measure with or as if with scales
- pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard
- size or measure according to a scale
noun
- An ordered, usually numerical sequence used for measurement; means of assigning a magnitude.
- (uncountable) Limescale.
- Size; scope.
- (uncountable) The flaky material sloughed off heated metal.
- A device to measure mass or weight.
- (uncountable, US) An infestation of scale insects on a plant; commonly thought of as, or mistaken for, a disease.
- A standard amount of money to be paid for a service, for example union-negotiated amounts received by a performer or writer; similar to wage scale or pay grade.
- (music) A series of notes spanning an octave, tritave, or pseudo-octave, used to make melodies.
- Either of the pans, trays, or dishes of a balance or scales.
- Scale mail (as opposed to chain mail).
- A flake of skin of an animal afflicted with dermatitis.
- A mathematical base for a numeral system; radix.
- Part of an overlapping arrangement of many small, flat and hard pieces of keratin covering the skin of an animal, particularly a fish or reptile.
- A small piece of pigmented chitin, many of which coat the wings of a butterfly or moth to give them their color.
- The thin metallic side plate of the handle of a pocketknife.
- A scale insect.
- A line or bar associated with a drawing, used to indicate measurement when the image has been magnified or reduced.
- The ratio of depicted distance to actual distance.
- Part of an overlapping arrangement of many small, flat and hard protective layers forming a pinecone that flare when mature to release pine nut seeds.
- Gradation; succession of ascending and descending steps and degrees; progressive series; scheme of comparative rank or order.
- a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
- an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks
- an ordered reference standard
- a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass
- relative magnitude
- a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin
- the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it
- a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin
- a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals
- (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave)
verb
adv
verb
- To rise, especially rapidly or unusually high.
- To remain aloft by means of a glider or other unpowered aircraft.
- (figuratively) To rise in thought, spirits, or imagination; to be exalted in mood.
- To mount upward on wings, or as on wings, especially by gliding while employing rising air currents.
- (intransitive) To fly high with little effort, like a bird.
- go or move upward
- fly by means of a hang glider
- rise rapidly
- fly a plane without an engine
- fly upwards or high in the sky
noun
verb
- To succeed, win, or attain ascendancy.
- To celebrate victory with pomp; to rejoice over success; to exult in an advantage gained; to exhibit exultation.
- To prevail over rivals, challenges, or difficulties.
- To be prosperous; to flourish.
- To play a trump in a card game.
- to express great joy
- prove superior
- dwell on with satisfaction
- be ecstatic with joy
noun
- (historical, Ancient Rome) a ceremony held to publicly celebrate and sanctify the military achievement of an army commander.
- A work of art, cuisine, etc. of very high quality.
- A state of joy or exultation at success.
- A card trick in which the cards are shuffled with half face-up and half face-down, then laid out so that only the observer's chosen card is facing upward.
- A magnificent and imposing ceremonial performed in honor of a victor.
- A conclusive success following an effort, conflict, or confrontation of obstacles; victory; conquest.
- A card game, also called trump.
- the exultation of victory
- a successful ending of a struggle or contest
noun
- Chiefly in in the ascendant: an act of ascending or rising.
- (astrology, also figurative) The degree of the zodiac or point of the ecliptic which rises in an eastern direction above the horizon at a particular moment (especially the moment of a person's birth), which is supposed to have a commanding influence on a person's fortune and life; a horoscope.
- (genealogy) An ancestor.
- (figurative) Synonym of ascendancy (“commanding influence; dominant control; superiority, supremacy”).
- position or state of being dominant or in control
- someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
adj
- Moving upward; ascending, rising.
- (astrology) In an eastern direction rising just above the horizon.
- (botany, physiology) Of a part of an organism: synonym of ascending (“leading or sloping upwards”).
- (astronomy) Rising towards the zenith.
- (figurative) Controlling, dominant, surpassing.
- most powerful or important or influential
- tending or directed upward
noun
- ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress
- steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down
- a row of unravelled stitches
- A frame, usually portable, of wood, metal, or rope, used for ascent and descent, consisting of two side pieces to which are fastened rungs (cross strips or rounds acting as steps).
- (figuratively) The hierarchy or ranking system within an organization, such as the corporate ladder.
- (go) A sequence of moves following a zigzag pattern and ultimately leading to the capture of the attacked stones.
- (Australia, New Zealand, sports) A league table.
- (chiefly British) A length of unravelled fabric in a knitted garment, especially in nylon stockings; a run.
- (figuratively) A series of stages by which one progresses to a better position.
verb
- come unraveled or undone as if by snagging
- (chiefly firefighting) To ascend (a building, a wall, etc.) using a ladder.
- Of a knitted garment: to develop a ladder as a result of a broken thread.
- (UK, naval slang) To close in on a target with successive salvos, increasing or decreasing the shot range as necessary.
- (UK, law enforcement, of a police officer) To corruptly coerce a convicted offender to admit to offences to be taken into consideration which they do not actually believe they committed, as a way to artificially increase the rate of solved crimes.
- To arrange or form into a shape of a ladder.
verb
- To make high; to raise higher; to elevate.
- To advance, increase, augment, make larger, more intense, stronger etc.
- become more extreme
- increase the level of
- make (one's senses) more acute
- make more intense, stronger, or more marked
- increase the height of
- make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity
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- (intransitive) To ascend; rise; to go up.
- (transitive) To scale; to get to the top of something.
- To move to a higher position on a chart or hierarchy.
- (intransitive) To practise the sport of climbing.
- (transitive) To mount; to move upwards on.
- (transitive) To move (especially up and down something) by gripping with the hands and using the feet.
- (transitive or intransitive) (botany) Of plants, to grow upwards by clinging to something.
- (intransitive) To jump high.
- go up or advance
- slope upward
- move with effort, by grasping
- go upward with gradual or continuous progress
- increase in value or to a higher point
- improve one's social status
verb
- (transitive) To ascend (something) again.
- (intransitive) To go up again; to rise another time.
- (transitive) To fix (something) back into position.
- (transitive) To get back on (an animal, vehicle) again.
- (transitive, computing) To mount (a drive or volume) again.
- (intransitive) To get back on a horse, bicycle etc.
- (transitive) To help (someone) back on a horse.
- provide with fresh horses
- mount again, as after disassembling something
- mount again
noun
verb
- To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate.
- To support by approval or encouragement; to vindicate; to confirm (something which has been questioned)
- To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling
- stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals
- support against an opponent
- keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
prep
- Toward the top of.
- (vulgar slang) Of a person: having sex with.
- From south to north of.
- From the mouth towards the source of (a river or waterway).
- Further along (in any direction).
- (colloquial) At (a given place, especially one imagined to be higher or more distant from a central location).
- Toward the center, source, or main point of reference; toward the end at which something is attached.
adj
- (US, bartending) Chilled and served without ice; (often specifically) shaken with ice and then strained into a coupe for serving, leaving the ice behind.
- Awake and out of bed.
- (horse-racing) Riding the horse; mounted.
- (of the sun or moon) Above the horizon, in the sky.
- (computing) Functional; working.
- (usually in the phrase up for) Willing; ready.
- Fitted or fixed at a high or relatively high position, especially on a wall or ceiling.
- Next in a sequence.
- Facing upwards.
- Headed or designated to go upward (as an escalator, stairway, elevator etc.) or toward (as a run-up).
- Ahead; leading; winning.
- (poker, postnominal) Said of the higher-ranking pair in a two pair.
- Raised; lifted.
- Aloft.
- (slang, graffiti) well-known; renowned
- In a good mood.
- (of a railway line or train) Traveling towards a major terminus.
- Well-informed; current.
- Larger; greater in quantity, volume, value etc.
- Built, constructed.
- (slang) Erect.
- On or at a physically higher level.
- (predicative only) Finished, to an end
- (by extension) Available to view or use; made public; posted.
- (predicative only) Happening; new; of concern. See also what's up, what's up with.
- Indicating a larger or higher quantity.
- Standing; upright.
- out of bed
- (used of computers) operating properly
- extending or moving toward a higher place
- open
- getting higher or more vigorous
- being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
- used up
- (usually followed by ‘on’ or ‘for’) in readiness
adv
- Away from the surface of the Earth or other planet; in opposite direction to the downward pull of gravity.
- (cricket) Relatively close to the batsman.
- (figuratively) To a higher level of some quantity or notional quantity, such as price, volume, pitch, happiness, etc.
- To or at a physically higher or more elevated position.
- (rail transport) Towards the principal terminus, towards milepost zero.
- To one's possession or consideration.
- To the north (as north is at the top of typical maps).
- To an upright or erect position.
- (sailing) Against the wind or current.
- (Cartesian graph) In a positive vertical direction.
- Towards the source of a river, against the direction of flow.
- To or towards what is considered the top of something, irrespective of whether this is presently physically higher.
- Aside or away, so as no longer to be present or in use.
- From one's possession or consideration.
- Towards or at a central place, or any place that is visualised as 'up' by virtue of local features or local convention, or arbitrarily, irrespective of direction or elevation change.
- (intensifier) Used as an aspect marker to indicate a completed action or state; thoroughly, completely.
- (US, bartending) Without additional ice.
- To or in a position of equal advance or equality; not short of, back of, less advanced than, away from, etc.; usually followed by to or with.
- to a more central or a more northerly place
- spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
- to a higher intensity
- to a later time
- nearer to the speaker
noun
verb
- (computing, slang, transitive) To upload.
- (transitive, colloquial) To promote.
- (intransitive, often in combination with another verb) To rise to a standing position; hence, by extension, to act suddenly; see also up and.
- (transitive, colloquial) To increase the level or amount of.
- (transitive, poetic or in certain phrases) To physically raise or lift.
- raise
verb
noun
- the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
- a lofty peak
- (architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress or tower
- (figuratively) An all-time high; a point of greatest achievement or success.
- (geology) A tall, sharp and craggy rock or mountain.
- The highest point.
- (architecture) An upright member, generally ending in a small spire, used to finish a buttress, to constitute a part in a proportion, as where pinnacles flank a gable or spire.
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noun
adj
- lifted up or set high
- worthy of adoration or reverence
- inspiring awe
- of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
- greatest or maximal in degree; extreme
- Of an office or status: very high; exalted; also, used as an honorific (often capitalized as Sublime) to refer to someone of high office or status, especially the Ottoman sultan; or to things associated with such a person.
- Of a thing: consummate, perfect; (informal, loosely) excellent, marvellous, wonderful.
- Of language, style, or writing: expressing opinions in a grand way.
- Of flight: ascending, soaring.
- Of an idea or other thing: requiring great intellectual effort to appreciate or understand; very elevated, refined, or subtle.
- Of a person or their actions or qualities: intellectually, morally, or spiritually superior.
- Of an aspect of art or nature: causing awe or deep respect due to its beauty or magnificence; awe-inspiring, impressive.
- (informal) Complete, downright, utter.
verb
- vaporize and then condense right back again
- change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting
- (by extension, figurative) To raise (someone or an intangible thing) to a state of (especially moral or spiritual) excellence; to exalt.
- (by extension, figurative) To become higher in quality or status; to improve.
- To heat (a substance) in a container so as to convert it into a gas which then condenses in solid form on cooler parts of the container; (generally) to change (a solid substance) into a gas without breaking down or passing through the liquid state by heating it gently.
- Of a substance: to change from a gas into a solid without passing through the liquid state.
- Of a substance: to change from a solid into a gas without passing through the liquid state, with or without being heated.
noun
- A style of language or writing which expresses opinions in a grand way.
- An aspect of art or nature which causes awe or deep respect due to its beauty or magnificence; hence, the great beauty or magnificence of a place, a thing, etc.
- That which is intellectually, morally, or spiritually superior in human life or human nature.
noun
- Elevation.
- The action of placing something at a higher level.
- (linguistics, phonetics) A sound change in which a vowel or consonant becomes higher or raised, meaning that the tongue becomes more elevated or positioned closer to the roof of the mouth than before.
- The process of deepening colours in dyeing.
- Collection or gathering, especially of money.
- (linguistics) The movement of an argument from an embedded or subordinate clause to a matrix or main clause.
- Recruitment.
- Nurturing; cultivation; providing sustenance and protection for a living thing from conception to maturity.
- The substance used to make bread rise.
- The operation of embossing sheet metal, or of forming it into cup-shaped or hollow articles, by hammering, stamping, or spinning.
- (US) The operation or work of setting up the frame of a building.
- the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
- helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
- the event of something being raised upward
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adj
noun
- ascent by or as if by a ladder
- the act of arranging in a graduated series
- act of measuring or arranging or adjusting according to a scale
- (mathematics, physics) The expression of the terms of an equation using powers of nondimensional quantities.
- The act of one who scales or climbs.
- The measurement of dimensions using a scale.
- The formation of a layer of scale on a surface.
- The process of adjusting raw measurement data to fit an expected distribution, such fitting examination results to a normal distribution.
- The removing of the scales of fish.
- The process of adjusting sights to a ship's guns.
- The removal of a layer of scale from a surface.
verb
verb
- (transitive) To get upon; to ascend; to climb.
- (intransitive, sometimes with up) To increase in quantity or intensity.
- (cooking) To incorporate fat, especially butter, into (a dish, especially a sauce to finish it).
- (transitive) To have or begin sexual intercourse with someone.
- (transitive) To get on top of (another) for the purpose of copulation.
- (transitive, computing) To attach (a drive or device) to the file system in order to make it available to the operating system.
- (transitive) To prepare and arrange the scenery, furniture, etc. for use in (a play or production).
- (transitive) To attach (an object) to a support, backing, framework etc.
- (transitive) To place oneself on (a horse, a bicycle, etc.); to bestride.
- (transitive) To cause to mount; to put on horseback; to furnish with animals for riding.
- (transitive) To begin (a campaign, military assault, etc.); to launch.
- (intransitive, rare) To rise on high; to go up; to be upraised or uplifted; to tower aloft; to ascend; often with up.
- (transitive, martial arts) To sit on a combatant's torso with the face pointing towards the opponent's head; to assume the mount position in ground grappling.
- prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance
- go up or advance
- fix onto a backing, setting, or support
- put up or launch
- go upward with gradual or continuous progress
- get up on the back of
- attach to a support
- copulate with
noun
- A step or block to assist in mounting a horse.
- (martial arts) A dominant ground grappling position, where one combatant sits on the other combatants torso with the face pointing towards the opponent's head.
- A signal for mounting a horse.
- (gymnastics) The act of getting onto the apparatus.
- A mounting; an object on which another object is mounted.
- An animal, usually a horse, used to ride on.
- A hill or mountain.
- (heraldry) A green hillock in the base of a shield.
- (palmistry) Any of seven fleshy prominences in the palm of the hand, taken to represent the influences of various heavenly bodies.
- (now only figurative) A car, bicycle, or motorcycle used for racing.
- a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
- a lightweight horse kept for riding only
- something forming a back that is added for strengthening
- the act of climbing something
- a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place
verb
verb
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- Rising; appearing out of reach height-wise.
- Physically over; on top of; worn on top of, said of clothing.
- (figuratively) Higher than; superior to in any respect; surpassing; higher in measure, degree, volume, or pitch, etc. than; out of reach; not exposed to; not likely to be affected by; incapable of negative actions or thoughts.
- Too proud to stoop to; averse to; disinclined towards;
- In or to a higher place; higher than; on or over the upper surface.
- Higher in rank, status, or position.
- Farther north than.
- (Scotland) In addition to; besides.
- (theater) Upstage of.
- Surpassing in number or quantity; more than.
- Beyond; on the other side.
- In preference to.
adj
adv
- Higher in rank, power, or position.
- (biology) On the upper half or the dorsal surface of an animal.
- Into or from heaven; in the sky.
- In a higher place; upstairs; farther upstream.
- Above zero; above freezing.
- Higher in the same page; earlier in the order as far as writing products go.
- Directly overhead; vertically on top of.
- More in number.
- (in writing) at an earlier place
- in or to a place that is higher
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adv
adj
- (sports such as soccer) Positioned up the field, towards the opposing team's goal.
- (poker) Having the highest rank in a straight, flush or straight flush.
- (acoustics) Acute or shrill in pitch, due to being of greater frequency, i.e. produced by more rapid vibrations (wave oscillations).
- Elevated in mood; marked by great merriment, excitement, etc.
- (of meat, especially venison) Strong-scented; slightly tainted/spoiled; beginning to decompose.
- (of a body of water) With tall waves.
- Remote (to the north or south) from the equator; situated at (or constituting) a latitude which is expressed by a large number.
- (of an opinion or practice, obsolete outside set phrases) Extreme, excessive; now specifically very traditionalist and conservative.
- Large, great (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc).
- Very elevated; extending or being far above a base; tall; lofty.
- Having a large or comparatively larger concentration of (a substance, which is often but not always linked by "in" when predicative).
- Consummate; advanced (e.g. in development) to the utmost extent or culmination, or possessing a quality in its supreme degree, at its zenith.
- (of a card or hand) Winning; able to take a trick, win a round, etc.
- (phonetics) Made with some part of the tongue positioned high in the mouth, relatively close to the palate.
- (of a lifestyle) Luxurious; rich.
- (with on or about) Keen, enthused.
- Having a specified elevation or height; tall.
- (baseball, of a ball) Above the batter's shoulders.
- Of great importance and consequence: grave (if negative) or solemn (if positive).
- (informal) Intoxicated; under the influence of a mood-altering drug, formerly usually alcohol, but now (from the mid-20th century) usually not alcohol but rather marijuana, cocaine, heroin, etc.
- Advanced in complexity (and hence potentially abstract and/or difficult to comprehend).
- Pertaining to (or, especially of a language: spoken in) in an area which is at a greater elevation, for example more mountainous, than other regions.
- Lofty, often to the point of arrogant, haughty, boastful, proud.
- Elevated in status, esteem, or prestige, or in importance or development; exalted in rank, station, or character.
- Relatively elevated; rising or raised above the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.
- Most exalted; foremost.
- (nautical, of a sailing ship) Near, in its direction of travel, to the (direction of the) wind.
- slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)
- happy and excited and energetic
- greater than normal in quantity or amount
- (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like ‘knee-high’)
- standing above others in quality or position
- (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted
- used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency
noun
- (countable) A high point or position, literally (as, an elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky; heaven) or figuratively (as, a point of success or achievement; a time when things are at their best, greatest, most numerous, maximum, etc).
- (countable, card games) The highest card dealt or drawn.
- (countable, meteorology, informal) A large area of elevated atmospheric pressure; an anticyclone.
- (countable and uncountable, informal) Ellipsis of high school.
- (countable) A period of euphoria, from excitement or from an intake of drugs.
- The maximum atmospheric temperature recorded at a particular location, especially during one 24-hour period.
- (countable) A drug that gives such a high.
- a lofty level or position or degree
- a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed
- an air mass of higher than normal pressure
- a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12
- a high place
- a state of sustained elation
- a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics
verb
- To rise precipitously.
- (figurative) To sit up or stand up suddenly.
- To cut up or carve up with a knife.
- (figurative) To move in a stabbing or penetrating manner
- (more generally) To trim with a knife.
- (figurative) To slice through; to cut or traverse a path through or between.
- (figurative) To traverse up the body in a quick stabbing sensation
- (figurative) To penetrate sharply upward.
- To extract a morsel or dab (of something) with a knife.
verb
- reach a high point
- lie at the top of
- (transitive) To reach the crest of (e.g. a hill or mountain).
- (intransitive) Particularly with reference to waves, to reach a peak.
- (transitive) To furnish with, or surmount as, a crest; to serve as a crest for.
- (transitive) To mark with lines or streaks like waving plumes.
noun
- the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
- a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal
- (heraldry) in medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a helmet
- the center of a cambered road
- the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
- The plume of feathers, or other decoration, worn on or displayed on a helmet; the distinctive ornament of a helmet.
- The top line of a slope or embankment.
- A tuft, or other natural ornament, growing on an animal's head, for example the comb of a cockerel, the swelling on the head of a snake, the lengthened feathers of the crown or nape of bird, etc.
- (heraldry) A bearing worn, not upon the shield, but usually on a helmet above it, sometimes (as for clerics) separately above the shield or separately as a mark for plate, in letterheads, and the like.
- The summit of a hill or mountain ridge.
- The upper curve of a horse's neck.
- The ornamental finishing which surmounts the ridge of a roof, canopy, etc.
- The helm or head, as typical of a high spirit; pride; courage.
- (anatomy) A ridge along the surface of a bone.
- (informal) A design or logo, especially one of an institution, sports club, association or high-class family.
- The ridge or top of a wave.
- Any of several birds in the family Regulidae, including the goldcrests and firecrests.
verb
- (transitive) To go up.
- (ambitransitive) To succeed a ruler on (the throne).
- (intransitive) To move upward, to fly, to soar.
- (incel slang, intramurally derogatory) To cease being an incel, generally by losing one's virginity and engaging in sexual intercourse, or by forming a romantic relationship.
- (intransitive, figurative) To rise; to become higher, more noble, etc.
- To trace, search or go backwards temporally (e.g., through records, genealogies, routes, etc.).
- (transitive, music) To become higher in pitch.
- (intransitive) To slope in an upward direction.
- come up, of celestial bodies
- move to a better position in life or to a better job
- become king or queen
- go along towards (a river's) source
- go back in order of genealogical succession
- go upward with gradual or continuous progress
- slope upwards
- travel up
verb
- lift up or elevate
- fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
- lift up from the earth, as by geologic forces
- (aviation, travel) To be accepted for carriage on a flight.
- (science fiction) To raise (a nonsentient species) into sentience.
- (law, Australia, transitive) To remove (a document) from its current possessor and take it into one's own possession.
- (New Zealand) To remove (a child) from a damaging home environment by a social welfare organization.
- To raise something or someone to a higher physical, social, moral, intellectual, spiritual or emotional level.
- (software engineering) To backport.
- (law, of a penalty) To aggravate; to increase.
- (Northern England) To pick up; take possession of.
noun
- a brassiere that lifts and supports the breasts
- (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)
- (geology) A tectonic upheaval, especially one that takes place in the process of mountain building.
- (law) An increase in a fine or penalty due to aggravating circumstances.
- (transport) The picking up and loading of goods to be transported by a mover.
- (colloquial) A brassiere that raises the breasts.
- The act or result of uplifting (in various senses).
noun
- A rise; a degree of elevation.
- An act of lifting or raising.
- (measurement) The difference in elevation between the upper pool and lower pool of a waterway, separated by lock.
- (UK dialectal, chiefly Scotland) The sky; the heavens; firmament; atmosphere.
- (shoemaking) A layer of leather in the heel of a shoe.
- The amount or weight to be lifted.
- (historical slang) A thief.
- (UK, Australia, New Zealand, India, puristic elsewhere) Mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people between floors in a building.
- (engineering) One of the steps of a cone pulley.
- (figurative) An improvement in mood.
- (UK dialectal, chiefly Scotland) Air.
- The space or distance through which anything is lifted.
- (nautical) A rope leading from the masthead to the extremity of a yard below, and used for raising or supporting the end of the yard.
- An upward force; especially, the force (generated by wings, rotary wings, or airfoils) that keeps aircraft aloft.
- (category theory) A morphism which some given morphism factors through; i.e. given a pair of morphisms f:X→Y and g:Z→Y, a morphism h such that f=g∘h. (In this case h is said to be a lift of f via Z or via g).
- Permanent construction with a built-in platform that is lifted vertically.
- (horology) That portion of the vibration of a balance during which the impulse is given.
- (broadcasting) A shorter extract from a commercial/advertisement, able to be used on its own.
- (dance) The lifting of a dance partner into the air.
- A liftgate.
- The act of transporting someone in a vehicle; a ride; a trip.
- the act of giving temporary assistance
- a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground
- transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)
- the act of raising something
- one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot
- the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity
- a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill
- the event of something being raised upward
- a ride in a car
- plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised
- lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building
- a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg
verb
- rise up
- move upwards
- To collect, as moneys due; to raise.
- To try to raise something; to exert the strength for raising or bearing.
- (transitive, slang) To steal.
- To elevate or improve in rank, condition, etc.; often with up.
- (category theory, transitive) Given morphisms f and g with the same target: To produce a morphism which the given morphism factors through (i.e. a morphism h such that f=g∘h; cf. lift n.etymology 1 18)
- (transitive) To cause to move upwards.
- (transitive, slang) To source directly without acknowledgement; to plagiarise.
- (ambitransitive) To raise or rise.
- (transitive, slang) To arrest (a person).
- (intransitive, especially Scotland) To disperse, to break up.
- (finance) To buy a security or other asset previously offered for sale.
- (transitive) To remove (a ban, restriction, etc.).
- (programming) To transform (a function) into a corresponding function in a different context.
- (hunting, transitive) To take (hounds) off the existing scent and move them to another spot.
- (transitive) To alleviate, to lighten (pressure, tension, stress, etc.)
- (informal, intransitive) To lift weights; to weight-lift.
- raise in rank or condition
- take illegally
- take off or away by decreasing
- call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs
- perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face
- raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
- put an end to a situation
- rise upward, as from pressure or moisture
- remove (hair) by scalping
- move upward
- pay off (a mortgage)
- take (root crops) out of the ground
- cancel officially
- invigorate or heighten
- raise from a lower to a higher position
- remove from a surface
- take hold of something and move it to a different location
- take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property
- remove from a seedbed or from a nursery
- fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means
- make audible
- make off with belongings of others
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adj
noun
verb
noun
noun
- someone who ascends
- A person or thing that ascends.
- a lowercase letter that has a part extending above other lowercase letters
- (printing) the part of tall lowercase letters that extends above the other lowercase letters
- (climbing) a mechanical device used for ascending on a rope; ascendeur.
- (typography, uncommon) A lowercase letter that has such a portion, such as d or h.
- (typography, graphology) The portion of a lowercase letter that extends above the midline.
noun
- The act of ascending; an ascent.
- A transcendence of the material world; a transition to a higher form, state, or plane of existence.
- That which rises, as from distillation.
- (incel slang, intramurally derogatory) The act or process of ceasing to be an incel, generally by losing one's virginity/having sex, or entering a romantic relationship.
- the act of changing location in an upward direction
- a movement upward; rise above the ground
- (astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon
noun
- The way or means by which one ascends.
- The act of ascending; a motion upwards.
- (typography) The ascender height in a typeface.
- An increase, for example in popularity or hierarchy
- An eminence, hill, or high place.
- The degree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line; inclination; gradient; steepness
- the act of changing location in an upward direction
- an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
- a movement upward; rise above the ground
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adj
verb
noun
- Chiefly in in the ascendant: an act of ascending or rising.
- (astrology, also figurative) The degree of the zodiac or point of the ecliptic which rises in an eastern direction above the horizon at a particular moment (especially the moment of a person's birth), which is supposed to have a commanding influence on a person's fortune and life; a horoscope.
- (genealogy) An ancestor.
- (figurative) Synonym of ascendancy (“commanding influence; dominant control; superiority, supremacy”).
- position or state of being dominant or in control
- someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
adj
- Moving upward; ascending, rising.
- (astrology) In an eastern direction rising just above the horizon.
- (botany, physiology) Of a part of an organism: synonym of ascending (“leading or sloping upwards”).
- (astronomy) Rising towards the zenith.
- (figurative) Controlling, dominant, surpassing.
- most powerful or important or influential
- tending or directed upward
noun
- ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress
- steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down
- a row of unravelled stitches
- A frame, usually portable, of wood, metal, or rope, used for ascent and descent, consisting of two side pieces to which are fastened rungs (cross strips or rounds acting as steps).
- (figuratively) The hierarchy or ranking system within an organization, such as the corporate ladder.
- (go) A sequence of moves following a zigzag pattern and ultimately leading to the capture of the attacked stones.
- (Australia, New Zealand, sports) A league table.
- (chiefly British) A length of unravelled fabric in a knitted garment, especially in nylon stockings; a run.
- (figuratively) A series of stages by which one progresses to a better position.
verb
- come unraveled or undone as if by snagging
- (chiefly firefighting) To ascend (a building, a wall, etc.) using a ladder.
- Of a knitted garment: to develop a ladder as a result of a broken thread.
- (UK, naval slang) To close in on a target with successive salvos, increasing or decreasing the shot range as necessary.
- (UK, law enforcement, of a police officer) To corruptly coerce a convicted offender to admit to offences to be taken into consideration which they do not actually believe they committed, as a way to artificially increase the rate of solved crimes.
- To arrange or form into a shape of a ladder.
noun
verb
- (intransitive) To ascend; rise; to go up.
- (transitive) To scale; to get to the top of something.
- To move to a higher position on a chart or hierarchy.
- (intransitive) To practise the sport of climbing.
- (transitive) To mount; to move upwards on.
- (transitive) To move (especially up and down something) by gripping with the hands and using the feet.
- (transitive or intransitive) (botany) Of plants, to grow upwards by clinging to something.
- (intransitive) To jump high.
- go up or advance
- slope upward
- move with effort, by grasping
- go upward with gradual or continuous progress
- increase in value or to a higher point
- improve one's social status
noun
- Elevation.
- The action of placing something at a higher level.
- (linguistics, phonetics) A sound change in which a vowel or consonant becomes higher or raised, meaning that the tongue becomes more elevated or positioned closer to the roof of the mouth than before.
- The process of deepening colours in dyeing.
- Collection or gathering, especially of money.
- (linguistics) The movement of an argument from an embedded or subordinate clause to a matrix or main clause.
- Recruitment.
- Nurturing; cultivation; providing sustenance and protection for a living thing from conception to maturity.
- The substance used to make bread rise.
- The operation of embossing sheet metal, or of forming it into cup-shaped or hollow articles, by hammering, stamping, or spinning.
- (US) The operation or work of setting up the frame of a building.
- the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
- helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
- the event of something being raised upward
verb
adj
noun
- ascent by or as if by a ladder
- the act of arranging in a graduated series
- act of measuring or arranging or adjusting according to a scale
- (mathematics, physics) The expression of the terms of an equation using powers of nondimensional quantities.
- The act of one who scales or climbs.
- The measurement of dimensions using a scale.
- The formation of a layer of scale on a surface.
- The process of adjusting raw measurement data to fit an expected distribution, such fitting examination results to a normal distribution.
- The removing of the scales of fish.
- The process of adjusting sights to a ship's guns.
- The removal of a layer of scale from a surface.
verb
noun
- A rise; a degree of elevation.
- An act of lifting or raising.
- (measurement) The difference in elevation between the upper pool and lower pool of a waterway, separated by lock.
- (UK dialectal, chiefly Scotland) The sky; the heavens; firmament; atmosphere.
- (shoemaking) A layer of leather in the heel of a shoe.
- The amount or weight to be lifted.
- (historical slang) A thief.
- (UK, Australia, New Zealand, India, puristic elsewhere) Mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people between floors in a building.
- (engineering) One of the steps of a cone pulley.
- (figurative) An improvement in mood.
- (UK dialectal, chiefly Scotland) Air.
- The space or distance through which anything is lifted.
- (nautical) A rope leading from the masthead to the extremity of a yard below, and used for raising or supporting the end of the yard.
- An upward force; especially, the force (generated by wings, rotary wings, or airfoils) that keeps aircraft aloft.
- (category theory) A morphism which some given morphism factors through; i.e. given a pair of morphisms f:X→Y and g:Z→Y, a morphism h such that f=g∘h. (In this case h is said to be a lift of f via Z or via g).
- Permanent construction with a built-in platform that is lifted vertically.
- (horology) That portion of the vibration of a balance during which the impulse is given.
- (broadcasting) A shorter extract from a commercial/advertisement, able to be used on its own.
- (dance) The lifting of a dance partner into the air.
- A liftgate.
- The act of transporting someone in a vehicle; a ride; a trip.
- the act of giving temporary assistance
- a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground
- transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)
- the act of raising something
- one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot
- the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity
- a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill
- the event of something being raised upward
- a ride in a car
- plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised
- lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building
- a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg
verb
- rise up
- move upwards
- To collect, as moneys due; to raise.
- To try to raise something; to exert the strength for raising or bearing.
- (transitive, slang) To steal.
- To elevate or improve in rank, condition, etc.; often with up.
- (category theory, transitive) Given morphisms f and g with the same target: To produce a morphism which the given morphism factors through (i.e. a morphism h such that f=g∘h; cf. lift n.etymology 1 18)
- (transitive) To cause to move upwards.
- (transitive, slang) To source directly without acknowledgement; to plagiarise.
- (ambitransitive) To raise or rise.
- (transitive, slang) To arrest (a person).
- (intransitive, especially Scotland) To disperse, to break up.
- (finance) To buy a security or other asset previously offered for sale.
- (transitive) To remove (a ban, restriction, etc.).
- (programming) To transform (a function) into a corresponding function in a different context.
- (hunting, transitive) To take (hounds) off the existing scent and move them to another spot.
- (transitive) To alleviate, to lighten (pressure, tension, stress, etc.)
- (informal, intransitive) To lift weights; to weight-lift.
- raise in rank or condition
- take illegally
- take off or away by decreasing
- call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs
- perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face
- raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
- put an end to a situation
- rise upward, as from pressure or moisture
- remove (hair) by scalping
- move upward
- pay off (a mortgage)
- take (root crops) out of the ground
- cancel officially
- invigorate or heighten
- raise from a lower to a higher position
- remove from a surface
- take hold of something and move it to a different location
- take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property
- remove from a seedbed or from a nursery
- fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means
- make audible
- make off with belongings of others
verb
- reach or ascend the top of
- be superior or better than some standard
- be the culminating event
- finish up or conclude
- cut the top off
- provide with a top or finish the top (of a structure)
- be at the top of or constitute the top or highest point
- be ahead of others; be the first
- pass by, over, or under without making contact
- strike (the top part of a ball in golf, baseball, or pool) giving it a forward spin
- To put a stiffening piece or back on (a saw blade).
- To cut, break, or otherwise take off the top of (a steel ingot) to remove unsound metal.
- (dyeing) To cover with another dye.
- (of a horse) To strike the top of (an obstacle) with the hind feet while jumping, so as to gain new impetus.
- To exceed in height.
- To excel, to surpass, to beat, to exceed.
- (golf) To strike (the ball) above the centre; also, to make (a stroke, etc.) by hitting the ball in this way.
- (British, Australia, slang, reflexive) To commit suicide.
- (LGBTQ slang, transitive, intransitive) To penetrate during sexual intercourse.
- To improve (domestic animals, especially sheep) by crossing certain individuals or breeds with other superior breeds.
- To cover on the top or with a top.
- To cut or remove the top (as of a tree)
- (nautical) To raise one end of (a yard, etc.), making it higher than the other.
- (BDSM) To be the dominant partner in a BDSM relationship or roleplay.
- To be in the lead, to be at number one position (of).
adj
noun
- the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
- the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
- the first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at bat
- a garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips
- a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance
- a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin
- the greatest possible intensity
- covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container)
- platform surrounding the head of a lower mast
- the upper part of anything
- the highest or uppermost side of anything
- (military) The First Sergeant or Master Sergeant (U.S. Marine Corps), senior enlisted man at company level.
- A framework at the top of a ship's mast to which rigging is attached.
- A child's spinning toy; a spinning top.
- (golf, billiards, racquet sports) A stroke on the top of the ball.
- The highest rank; the most honourable position; the utmost attainable place.
- The highest or uppermost part of something.
- (ropemaking) A plug or conical block of wood with longitudinal grooves on its surface, in which the strands of the rope slide in the process of twisting.
- Ellipsis of topswarm.
- (irrespective of present orientation) The part of something that is usually highest or uppermost.
- (loosely, by extension) A dominant partner in a sexual relationship.
- A lid, cap, or cover of a container.
- The part of a cut gem between the girdle, or circumference, and the table, or flat upper surface.
- (sound) Highest pitch or loudest volume.
- (LGBTQ slang) A person who penetrates or has a preference for penetrating during intercourse.
- A garment worn to cover the torso.
- (golf, billiards, racquet sports) A forward spin given to the ball by hitting it on or near the top; topspin.
- (in restaurants, preceded by a number) (A table at which there is, or which has enough seats for) a group of a specified number of people eating at a restaurant.
- (particle physics) A top quark.
- (slang, vulgar, African-American Vernacular, MLE, MTE) Fellatio; a blowjob.
- The utmost degree; the acme; the summit.
- The uppermost part of a page, picture, viewing screen, etc.
- The near end of somewhere.
- (wool manufacture) A bundle or ball of slivers of combed wool, from which the noils, or dust, have been taken out.
- (finance) A peak price of a security during a trading period, before it begins a downward trend.
- (Philippines, usually in the plural) a shoot (eaten as a vegetable).
- (BDSM) A dominant partner in a sadomasochistic relationship or roleplay.
- (baseball) The first half of an inning, during which the home team fields and the visiting team bats.
adv
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adj
adv
noun
verb
- To pass to a higher level.
- (transitive) To raise, put onto a higher place.
- (transitive) To promote, put onto a higher level.
- (intransitive) To move one's position to allow others to occupy a place.
- To be promoted.
- (intransitive) To move forward (especially when waiting in a queue / line).
- (transitive) To put higher on a list.
- (transitive, US) To reschedule (something) to an earlier date or time.
- move to a better position in life or to a better job
- move upward
verb
- rise to, or form, a summit
- bring to a head or to the highest point
- end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage
- reach the highest or most decisive point
- reach the highest altitude or the meridian, of a celestial body
- (intransitive) To reach the (physical or figurative) summit, highest point, peak etc.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To reach a climax; to come to a decisive point, especially an end or conclusion.
- (intransitive, astronomy) Of a heavenly body, to be at the highest point, reach its greatest altitude.
- (US, military, of an offensive, etc) To reach a point at which continued progress is not possible.
- (transitive) To finalize, bring to a conclusion, form the climax of.
adj
verb
- To move upwards.
- (transitive) To go up; to ascend; to climb.
- To attain a higher status.
- To grow upward; to attain a certain height.
- rise up
- To develop, to come about or intensify.
- Of a quantity, price, etc., to increase.
- To become perceptible to the senses (other than sight).
- (music) To ascend on a musical scale; to take a higher pitch.
- (figurative) To terminate an official sitting; to adjourn.
- To slope upward.
- To become more and more dignified or forcible; to increase in interest or power; said of style, thought, or discourse.
- To become active, effective or operational, especially in response to an external or internal stimulus.
- To become agitated, opposed, or hostile; to go to war; to take up arms; to rebel.
- To leave one's bed; to get up.
- (of a celestial body) To appear to move upwards from behind the horizon of a planet as a result of the planet's rotation.
- To come; to offer itself.
- To come to mind; to be suggested; to occur.
- To become erect; to assume an upright position.
- (of a river) To have its source (in a particular place).
- To swell or puff up in the process of fermentation; to become light.
- (transitive) To cause to go up or ascend.
- (figurative) To be resurrected.
- rise in rank or status
- come up, of celestial bodies
- rise to one's feet
- go up or advance
- become more extreme
- become heartened or elated
- come into existence; take on form or shape
- move to a better position in life or to a better job
- get up and out of bed
- come to the surface
- take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance
- move upward
- return from the dead
- exert oneself to meet a challenge
- increase in value or to a higher point
- increase in volume
noun
- An area of terrain that tends upward away from the viewer, such that it conceals the region behind it; a slope.
- (chiefly UK, also Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa) An increase in a quantity, price, etc.
- (UK, Ireland, Australia, rest of Commonwealth, sometimes Canada) Ellipsis of pay rise (“an increase in wage or salary”).
- The amount of material extending from waist to crotch in a pair of trousers or shorts.
- The front of a diaper.
- (informal) A very noticeable visible or audible reaction of a person or group.
- (Sussex) A small hill; used chiefly in place names.
- Alternative form of rice (“twig”).
- The process of or an action or instance of moving upwards or becoming greater.
- The process of or an action or instance of coming to prominence.
- (architecture) The height of an arch or a step.
- a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground
- a growth in strength or number or importance
- the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises
- the act of changing location in an upward direction
- an increase in cost
- an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
- increase in price or value
- a movement upward; rise above the ground
- the amount a salary is increased
- (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
verb
- (transitive) To climb to the top of.
- reach the highest point of
- (transitive) To change the size of something whilst maintaining proportion; especially to change a process in order to produce much larger amounts of the final product.
- (transitive) To take off in thin layers or scales, as tartar from the teeth; to pare off, as a surface.
- (transitive) To weigh, measure or grade according to a scale or system.
- (intransitive) To separate and come off in thin layers or laminae.
- (transitive) To remove the scales of.
- (intransitive) To become scaly; to produce or develop scales.
- (UK, Scotland, dialect) To scatter; to spread.
- (transitive) To clean, as the inside of a cannon, by the explosion of a small quantity of powder.
- (manufacturing, transitive) To take measurements from (an engineering drawing), treating them as (or as if) reliable dimensional instructions. This practice often works but can produce latently incorrect results and is thus usually deprecated.
- (intransitive, computing) To tolerate significant increases in throughput or other potentially limiting factors.
- (transitive) To strip or clear of scale; to descale.
- measure by or as if by a scale
- climb up by means of a ladder
- take by attacking with scaling ladders
- remove the scales from
- measure with or as if with scales
- pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard
- size or measure according to a scale
noun
- An ordered, usually numerical sequence used for measurement; means of assigning a magnitude.
- (uncountable) Limescale.
- Size; scope.
- (uncountable) The flaky material sloughed off heated metal.
- A device to measure mass or weight.
- (uncountable, US) An infestation of scale insects on a plant; commonly thought of as, or mistaken for, a disease.
- A standard amount of money to be paid for a service, for example union-negotiated amounts received by a performer or writer; similar to wage scale or pay grade.
- (music) A series of notes spanning an octave, tritave, or pseudo-octave, used to make melodies.
- Either of the pans, trays, or dishes of a balance or scales.
- Scale mail (as opposed to chain mail).
- A flake of skin of an animal afflicted with dermatitis.
- A mathematical base for a numeral system; radix.
- Part of an overlapping arrangement of many small, flat and hard pieces of keratin covering the skin of an animal, particularly a fish or reptile.
- A small piece of pigmented chitin, many of which coat the wings of a butterfly or moth to give them their color.
- The thin metallic side plate of the handle of a pocketknife.
- A scale insect.
- A line or bar associated with a drawing, used to indicate measurement when the image has been magnified or reduced.
- The ratio of depicted distance to actual distance.
- Part of an overlapping arrangement of many small, flat and hard protective layers forming a pinecone that flare when mature to release pine nut seeds.
- Gradation; succession of ascending and descending steps and degrees; progressive series; scheme of comparative rank or order.
- a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
- an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks
- an ordered reference standard
- a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass
- relative magnitude
- a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin
- the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it
- a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin
- a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals
- (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave)
verb
verb
- To rise, especially rapidly or unusually high.
- To remain aloft by means of a glider or other unpowered aircraft.
- (figuratively) To rise in thought, spirits, or imagination; to be exalted in mood.
- To mount upward on wings, or as on wings, especially by gliding while employing rising air currents.
- (intransitive) To fly high with little effort, like a bird.
- go or move upward
- fly by means of a hang glider
- rise rapidly
- fly a plane without an engine
- fly upwards or high in the sky
noun
verb
- To succeed, win, or attain ascendancy.
- To celebrate victory with pomp; to rejoice over success; to exult in an advantage gained; to exhibit exultation.
- To prevail over rivals, challenges, or difficulties.
- To be prosperous; to flourish.
- To play a trump in a card game.
- to express great joy
- prove superior
- dwell on with satisfaction
- be ecstatic with joy
noun
- (historical, Ancient Rome) a ceremony held to publicly celebrate and sanctify the military achievement of an army commander.
- A work of art, cuisine, etc. of very high quality.
- A state of joy or exultation at success.
- A card trick in which the cards are shuffled with half face-up and half face-down, then laid out so that only the observer's chosen card is facing upward.
- A magnificent and imposing ceremonial performed in honor of a victor.
- A conclusive success following an effort, conflict, or confrontation of obstacles; victory; conquest.
- A card game, also called trump.
- the exultation of victory
- a successful ending of a struggle or contest
verb
- To make high; to raise higher; to elevate.
- To advance, increase, augment, make larger, more intense, stronger etc.
- become more extreme
- increase the level of
- make (one's senses) more acute
- make more intense, stronger, or more marked
- increase the height of
- make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity
verb
- (transitive) To ascend (something) again.
- (intransitive) To go up again; to rise another time.
- (transitive) To fix (something) back into position.
- (transitive) To get back on (an animal, vehicle) again.
- (transitive, computing) To mount (a drive or volume) again.
- (intransitive) To get back on a horse, bicycle etc.
- (transitive) To help (someone) back on a horse.
- provide with fresh horses
- mount again, as after disassembling something
- mount again
noun
verb
- To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate.
- To support by approval or encouragement; to vindicate; to confirm (something which has been questioned)
- To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling
- stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals
- support against an opponent
- keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
verb
noun
- the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
- a lofty peak
- (architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress or tower
- (figuratively) An all-time high; a point of greatest achievement or success.
- (geology) A tall, sharp and craggy rock or mountain.
- The highest point.
- (architecture) An upright member, generally ending in a small spire, used to finish a buttress, to constitute a part in a proportion, as where pinnacles flank a gable or spire.
verb
noun
noun
verb
- (intransitive) To ascend; rise; to go up.
- (transitive) To scale; to get to the top of something.
- To move to a higher position on a chart or hierarchy.
- (intransitive) To practise the sport of climbing.
- (transitive) To mount; to move upwards on.
- (transitive) To move (especially up and down something) by gripping with the hands and using the feet.
- (transitive or intransitive) (botany) Of plants, to grow upwards by clinging to something.
- (intransitive) To jump high.
- go up or advance
- slope upward
- move with effort, by grasping
- go upward with gradual or continuous progress
- increase in value or to a higher point
- improve one's social status
verb
- (transitive) To get upon; to ascend; to climb.
- (intransitive, sometimes with up) To increase in quantity or intensity.
- (cooking) To incorporate fat, especially butter, into (a dish, especially a sauce to finish it).
- (transitive) To have or begin sexual intercourse with someone.
- (transitive) To get on top of (another) for the purpose of copulation.
- (transitive, computing) To attach (a drive or device) to the file system in order to make it available to the operating system.
- (transitive) To prepare and arrange the scenery, furniture, etc. for use in (a play or production).
- (transitive) To attach (an object) to a support, backing, framework etc.
- (transitive) To place oneself on (a horse, a bicycle, etc.); to bestride.
- (transitive) To cause to mount; to put on horseback; to furnish with animals for riding.
- (transitive) To begin (a campaign, military assault, etc.); to launch.
- (intransitive, rare) To rise on high; to go up; to be upraised or uplifted; to tower aloft; to ascend; often with up.
- (transitive, martial arts) To sit on a combatant's torso with the face pointing towards the opponent's head; to assume the mount position in ground grappling.
- prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance
- go up or advance
- fix onto a backing, setting, or support
- put up or launch
- go upward with gradual or continuous progress
- get up on the back of
- attach to a support
- copulate with
noun
- A step or block to assist in mounting a horse.
- (martial arts) A dominant ground grappling position, where one combatant sits on the other combatants torso with the face pointing towards the opponent's head.
- A signal for mounting a horse.
- (gymnastics) The act of getting onto the apparatus.
- A mounting; an object on which another object is mounted.
- An animal, usually a horse, used to ride on.
- A hill or mountain.
- (heraldry) A green hillock in the base of a shield.
- (palmistry) Any of seven fleshy prominences in the palm of the hand, taken to represent the influences of various heavenly bodies.
- (now only figurative) A car, bicycle, or motorcycle used for racing.
- a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
- a lightweight horse kept for riding only
- something forming a back that is added for strengthening
- the act of climbing something
- a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place
verb
verb
noun
verb
noun
verb
- To rise precipitously.
- (figurative) To sit up or stand up suddenly.
- To cut up or carve up with a knife.
- (figurative) To move in a stabbing or penetrating manner
- (more generally) To trim with a knife.
- (figurative) To slice through; to cut or traverse a path through or between.
- (figurative) To traverse up the body in a quick stabbing sensation
- (figurative) To penetrate sharply upward.
- To extract a morsel or dab (of something) with a knife.
verb
- reach a high point
- lie at the top of
- (transitive) To reach the crest of (e.g. a hill or mountain).
- (intransitive) Particularly with reference to waves, to reach a peak.
- (transitive) To furnish with, or surmount as, a crest; to serve as a crest for.
- (transitive) To mark with lines or streaks like waving plumes.
noun
- the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
- a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal
- (heraldry) in medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a helmet
- the center of a cambered road
- the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
- The plume of feathers, or other decoration, worn on or displayed on a helmet; the distinctive ornament of a helmet.
- The top line of a slope or embankment.
- A tuft, or other natural ornament, growing on an animal's head, for example the comb of a cockerel, the swelling on the head of a snake, the lengthened feathers of the crown or nape of bird, etc.
- (heraldry) A bearing worn, not upon the shield, but usually on a helmet above it, sometimes (as for clerics) separately above the shield or separately as a mark for plate, in letterheads, and the like.
- The summit of a hill or mountain ridge.
- The upper curve of a horse's neck.
- The ornamental finishing which surmounts the ridge of a roof, canopy, etc.
- The helm or head, as typical of a high spirit; pride; courage.
- (anatomy) A ridge along the surface of a bone.
- (informal) A design or logo, especially one of an institution, sports club, association or high-class family.
- The ridge or top of a wave.
- Any of several birds in the family Regulidae, including the goldcrests and firecrests.
verb
- (transitive) To go up.
- (ambitransitive) To succeed a ruler on (the throne).
- (intransitive) To move upward, to fly, to soar.
- (incel slang, intramurally derogatory) To cease being an incel, generally by losing one's virginity and engaging in sexual intercourse, or by forming a romantic relationship.
- (intransitive, figurative) To rise; to become higher, more noble, etc.
- To trace, search or go backwards temporally (e.g., through records, genealogies, routes, etc.).
- (transitive, music) To become higher in pitch.
- (intransitive) To slope in an upward direction.
- come up, of celestial bodies
- move to a better position in life or to a better job
- become king or queen
- go along towards (a river's) source
- go back in order of genealogical succession
- go upward with gradual or continuous progress
- slope upwards
- travel up
verb
- lift up or elevate
- fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
- lift up from the earth, as by geologic forces
- (aviation, travel) To be accepted for carriage on a flight.
- (science fiction) To raise (a nonsentient species) into sentience.
- (law, Australia, transitive) To remove (a document) from its current possessor and take it into one's own possession.
- (New Zealand) To remove (a child) from a damaging home environment by a social welfare organization.
- To raise something or someone to a higher physical, social, moral, intellectual, spiritual or emotional level.
- (software engineering) To backport.
- (law, of a penalty) To aggravate; to increase.
- (Northern England) To pick up; take possession of.
noun
- a brassiere that lifts and supports the breasts
- (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)
- (geology) A tectonic upheaval, especially one that takes place in the process of mountain building.
- (law) An increase in a fine or penalty due to aggravating circumstances.
- (transport) The picking up and loading of goods to be transported by a mover.
- (colloquial) A brassiere that raises the breasts.
- The act or result of uplifting (in various senses).
verb
noun
noun
- A rise; a degree of elevation.
- An act of lifting or raising.
- (measurement) The difference in elevation between the upper pool and lower pool of a waterway, separated by lock.
- (UK dialectal, chiefly Scotland) The sky; the heavens; firmament; atmosphere.
- (shoemaking) A layer of leather in the heel of a shoe.
- The amount or weight to be lifted.
- (historical slang) A thief.
- (UK, Australia, New Zealand, India, puristic elsewhere) Mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people between floors in a building.
- (engineering) One of the steps of a cone pulley.
- (figurative) An improvement in mood.
- (UK dialectal, chiefly Scotland) Air.
- The space or distance through which anything is lifted.
- (nautical) A rope leading from the masthead to the extremity of a yard below, and used for raising or supporting the end of the yard.
- An upward force; especially, the force (generated by wings, rotary wings, or airfoils) that keeps aircraft aloft.
- (category theory) A morphism which some given morphism factors through; i.e. given a pair of morphisms f:X→Y and g:Z→Y, a morphism h such that f=g∘h. (In this case h is said to be a lift of f via Z or via g).
- Permanent construction with a built-in platform that is lifted vertically.
- (horology) That portion of the vibration of a balance during which the impulse is given.
- (broadcasting) A shorter extract from a commercial/advertisement, able to be used on its own.
- (dance) The lifting of a dance partner into the air.
- A liftgate.
- The act of transporting someone in a vehicle; a ride; a trip.
- the act of giving temporary assistance
- a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground
- transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)
- the act of raising something
- one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot
- the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity
- a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill
- the event of something being raised upward
- a ride in a car
- plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised
- lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building
- a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg
verb
- rise up
- move upwards
- To collect, as moneys due; to raise.
- To try to raise something; to exert the strength for raising or bearing.
- (transitive, slang) To steal.
- To elevate or improve in rank, condition, etc.; often with up.
- (category theory, transitive) Given morphisms f and g with the same target: To produce a morphism which the given morphism factors through (i.e. a morphism h such that f=g∘h; cf. lift n.etymology 1 18)
- (transitive) To cause to move upwards.
- (transitive, slang) To source directly without acknowledgement; to plagiarise.
- (ambitransitive) To raise or rise.
- (transitive, slang) To arrest (a person).
- (intransitive, especially Scotland) To disperse, to break up.
- (finance) To buy a security or other asset previously offered for sale.
- (transitive) To remove (a ban, restriction, etc.).
- (programming) To transform (a function) into a corresponding function in a different context.
- (hunting, transitive) To take (hounds) off the existing scent and move them to another spot.
- (transitive) To alleviate, to lighten (pressure, tension, stress, etc.)
- (informal, intransitive) To lift weights; to weight-lift.
- raise in rank or condition
- take illegally
- take off or away by decreasing
- call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs
- perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face
- raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
- put an end to a situation
- rise upward, as from pressure or moisture
- remove (hair) by scalping
- move upward
- pay off (a mortgage)
- take (root crops) out of the ground
- cancel officially
- invigorate or heighten
- raise from a lower to a higher position
- remove from a surface
- take hold of something and move it to a different location
- take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property
- remove from a seedbed or from a nursery
- fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means
- make audible
- make off with belongings of others
adv
adv
adj
- (sports such as soccer) Positioned up the field, towards the opposing team's goal.
- (poker) Having the highest rank in a straight, flush or straight flush.
- (acoustics) Acute or shrill in pitch, due to being of greater frequency, i.e. produced by more rapid vibrations (wave oscillations).
- Elevated in mood; marked by great merriment, excitement, etc.
- (of meat, especially venison) Strong-scented; slightly tainted/spoiled; beginning to decompose.
- (of a body of water) With tall waves.
- Remote (to the north or south) from the equator; situated at (or constituting) a latitude which is expressed by a large number.
- (of an opinion or practice, obsolete outside set phrases) Extreme, excessive; now specifically very traditionalist and conservative.
- Large, great (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc).
- Very elevated; extending or being far above a base; tall; lofty.
- Having a large or comparatively larger concentration of (a substance, which is often but not always linked by "in" when predicative).
- Consummate; advanced (e.g. in development) to the utmost extent or culmination, or possessing a quality in its supreme degree, at its zenith.
- (of a card or hand) Winning; able to take a trick, win a round, etc.
- (phonetics) Made with some part of the tongue positioned high in the mouth, relatively close to the palate.
- (of a lifestyle) Luxurious; rich.
- (with on or about) Keen, enthused.
- Having a specified elevation or height; tall.
- (baseball, of a ball) Above the batter's shoulders.
- Of great importance and consequence: grave (if negative) or solemn (if positive).
- (informal) Intoxicated; under the influence of a mood-altering drug, formerly usually alcohol, but now (from the mid-20th century) usually not alcohol but rather marijuana, cocaine, heroin, etc.
- Advanced in complexity (and hence potentially abstract and/or difficult to comprehend).
- Pertaining to (or, especially of a language: spoken in) in an area which is at a greater elevation, for example more mountainous, than other regions.
- Lofty, often to the point of arrogant, haughty, boastful, proud.
- Elevated in status, esteem, or prestige, or in importance or development; exalted in rank, station, or character.
- Relatively elevated; rising or raised above the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.
- Most exalted; foremost.
- (nautical, of a sailing ship) Near, in its direction of travel, to the (direction of the) wind.
- slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)
- happy and excited and energetic
- greater than normal in quantity or amount
- (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like ‘knee-high’)
- standing above others in quality or position
- (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted
- used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency
noun
- (countable) A high point or position, literally (as, an elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky; heaven) or figuratively (as, a point of success or achievement; a time when things are at their best, greatest, most numerous, maximum, etc).
- (countable, card games) The highest card dealt or drawn.
- (countable, meteorology, informal) A large area of elevated atmospheric pressure; an anticyclone.
- (countable and uncountable, informal) Ellipsis of high school.
- (countable) A period of euphoria, from excitement or from an intake of drugs.
- The maximum atmospheric temperature recorded at a particular location, especially during one 24-hour period.
- (countable) A drug that gives such a high.
- a lofty level or position or degree
- a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed
- an air mass of higher than normal pressure
- a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12
- a high place
- a state of sustained elation
- a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics
adv
adj
noun
adj
noun
verb
noun
- Chiefly in in the ascendant: an act of ascending or rising.
- (astrology, also figurative) The degree of the zodiac or point of the ecliptic which rises in an eastern direction above the horizon at a particular moment (especially the moment of a person's birth), which is supposed to have a commanding influence on a person's fortune and life; a horoscope.
- (genealogy) An ancestor.
- (figurative) Synonym of ascendancy (“commanding influence; dominant control; superiority, supremacy”).
- position or state of being dominant or in control
- someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
adj
- Moving upward; ascending, rising.
- (astrology) In an eastern direction rising just above the horizon.
- (botany, physiology) Of a part of an organism: synonym of ascending (“leading or sloping upwards”).
- (astronomy) Rising towards the zenith.
- (figurative) Controlling, dominant, surpassing.
- most powerful or important or influential
- tending or directed upward
adj
adv
adj
- lifted up or set high
- worthy of adoration or reverence
- inspiring awe
- of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
- greatest or maximal in degree; extreme
- Of an office or status: very high; exalted; also, used as an honorific (often capitalized as Sublime) to refer to someone of high office or status, especially the Ottoman sultan; or to things associated with such a person.
- Of a thing: consummate, perfect; (informal, loosely) excellent, marvellous, wonderful.
- Of language, style, or writing: expressing opinions in a grand way.
- Of flight: ascending, soaring.
- Of an idea or other thing: requiring great intellectual effort to appreciate or understand; very elevated, refined, or subtle.
- Of a person or their actions or qualities: intellectually, morally, or spiritually superior.
- Of an aspect of art or nature: causing awe or deep respect due to its beauty or magnificence; awe-inspiring, impressive.
- (informal) Complete, downright, utter.
verb
- vaporize and then condense right back again
- change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting
- (by extension, figurative) To raise (someone or an intangible thing) to a state of (especially moral or spiritual) excellence; to exalt.
- (by extension, figurative) To become higher in quality or status; to improve.
- To heat (a substance) in a container so as to convert it into a gas which then condenses in solid form on cooler parts of the container; (generally) to change (a solid substance) into a gas without breaking down or passing through the liquid state by heating it gently.
- Of a substance: to change from a gas into a solid without passing through the liquid state.
- Of a substance: to change from a solid into a gas without passing through the liquid state, with or without being heated.
noun
- A style of language or writing which expresses opinions in a grand way.
- An aspect of art or nature which causes awe or deep respect due to its beauty or magnificence; hence, the great beauty or magnificence of a place, a thing, etc.
- That which is intellectually, morally, or spiritually superior in human life or human nature.