Definition of raises

"raises" in the noun sense

1. raise, rise, wage hike, hike, wage increase, salary increase

the amount a salary is increased

"he got a 3% raise"

"he got a wage hike"

2. ascent, acclivity, rise, raise, climb, upgrade

an upward slope or grade (as in a road

"the car couldn't make it up the rise"

3. raise

increasing the size of a bet (as in poker

"I'll see your raise and double it"

4. lift, raise, heave

the act of raising something

"he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"

"fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up"

"raises" in the verb sense

1. raise

raise the level or amount of something

"raise my salary"

"raise the price of bread"

2. raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up

raise from a lower to a higher position

"Raise your hands"

"Lift a load"

3. raise

cause to be heard or known express or utter

"raise a shout"

"raise a protest"

"raise a sad cry"

4. raise

collect funds for a specific purpose

"The President raised several million dollars for his college"

5. grow, raise, farm, produce

cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques

"The Bordeaux region produces great red wines"

"They produce good ham in Parma"

"We grow wheat here"

"We raise hogs here"

6. rear, raise, bring up, nurture, parent

look after a child until it is an adult

"raise a family"

"bring up children"

7. raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forth

summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic

"raise the specter of unemployment"

"he conjured wild birds in the air"

"call down the spirits from the mountain"

8. lift, raise

move upwards

"lift one's eyes"

9. raise, erect, rear, set up, put up

construct, build, or erect

"Raise a barn"

10. arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke

call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses

"arouse pity"

"raise a smile"

"evoke sympathy"

11. raise

create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise

"raise hell"

"raise the roof"

"raise Cain"

12. lift, raise, elevate

raise in rank or condition

"The new law lifted many people from poverty"

13. enhance, heighten, raise

increase

"This will enhance your enjoyment"

"heighten the tension"

14. promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate

give a promotion to or assign to a higher position

"John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"

"Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"

"I got promoted after many years of hard work"

15. raise, leaven, prove

cause to puff up with a leaven

"unleavened bread"

16. raise

bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level

17. raise

bet more than the previous player

18. recruit, levy, raise

cause to assemble or enlist in the military

"raise an army"

"recruit new soldiers"

19. raise, bring up

put forward for consideration or discussion

"raise the question of promotions"

"bring up an unpleasant topic"

20. raise

pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth

"raise your `o'"

21. raise

activate or stir up

"raise a mutiny"

22. raise

establish radio communications with

"They managed to raise Hanoi last night"

23. raise

multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3

24. raise

bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project

"raised edges"

25. raise, lift

invigorate or heighten

"lift my spirits"

"lift his ego"

26. lift, raise

put an end to

"lift a ban"

"raise a siege"

27. resurrect, raise, upraise

cause to become alive again

"raise from the dead"

"Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected"

"Upraising ghosts"

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Quotations for raises

The March sun raises, but dissolves not. [ English Proverb, collected by George Herbert ]

True courage is like a kite; a contrary wind raises it higher. [ J. Petit-Senn ]

A profound conviction raises a man above the feeling of ridicule. [ J. Stuart Mill ]

The best thing which we derive from history is the enthusiasm which it raises in us. [ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ]

O sweet past! sometimes remembrance raises thy long veil, then we weep in recognizing thee! [ Mme. Louise Labe ]

Flattery is no more than what raises in a man's mind an idea of a preference which he has not. [ Burke ]

True philosophy raises us above grandeur, but nothing can raise us above the ennui which it causes. [ Mme. de Maintenon ]

Superstition always inspires littleness, religion grandeur of mind; the superstitious raises beings inferior to himself to deities. [ Lavater ]

The hapless wit has his labors always to begin, the call of novelty is never satisfied, and one jest only raises expectation of another. [ Samuel Johnson ]

When a book raises your spirit, and inspires you with noble and courageous feelings, seek for no other rule to judge the work by; it is good, and made by a good workman. [ Bruyere ]

He who calls in the aid of an equal understanding doubles his own; and he who profits by a superior understanding raises his powers to a level with the height of the superior understanding he unites with. [ Burke ]

A just and reasonable modesty does not only recommend eloquence, but sets off every great talent which a man can be possessed of. It heightens all the virtues which it accompanies; like the shades of paintings, it raises and rounds every figure, and makes the colors more beautiful, though not so glowing as they would be without it. [ Addison ]

We enter our studies, and enjoy a society which we alone can bring together. We raise no jealousy by conversing with one in preference to another; we give no offence to the most illustrious by questioning him as long as we will, and leaving him as abruptly. Diversity of opinion raises no tumult in our presence: each interlocutor stands before us, speaks or is silent, and we adjourn or decide the business at our leisure. [ Landor ]

Nothing raises the price of a blessing like its removal; whereas it was its continuance which should have taught us its value. There are three requisitions to the proper enjoyment of earthly blessings, - a thankful reflection on the goodness of the Giver, a deep sense of our unworthiness, a recollection of the uncertainty of long possessing them. The first would make us grateful; the second, humble; and the third, moderate. [ Hannah More ]

A town, before it can be plundered and deserted, must first be taken; and in this particular Venus has borrowed a law from her consort Mars. A woman that wishes to retain her suitor must keep him in the trenches; for this is a siege which the besieger never raises for want of supplies, since a feast is more fatal to love than a fast, and a surfeit than a starvation. Inanition may cause it to die a slow death, but repletion always destroys it by a sudden one. [ Colton ]

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Scrabble® Letter Score: 6

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Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 6

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