raise | (noun) the act of raising something | Synonyms: heave, lift |
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(noun) increasing the size of a bet (as in poker) | - |
(noun) the amount a salary is increased | Synonyms: hike, rise, salary increase, wage hike, wage increase |
(noun) an upward slope or grade (as in a road) | Synonyms: acclivity, ascent, climb, rise, upgrade |
raiser | (noun) someone concerned with the science or art or business of cultivating the soil | Synonyms: agriculturalist, agriculturist, cultivator, grower |
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(noun) a bridge partner who increases the partner's bid | - |
raisin | (noun) dried grape | - |
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raising | (noun) helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community | Synonyms: breeding, bringing up, fosterage, fostering, nurture, rearing, upbringing |
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(noun) the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child | Synonyms: nurture, rearing |
(noun) the event of something being raised upward | Synonyms: elevation, lift |