Ant-hill
(n.) A mound thrown up by ants or by termites in forming their nests. |
Elevation
(n.) The act of raising from a lower place, condition, or quality to a higher |
Elevation
(n.) Condition of being elevated |
Elevation
(n.) That which is raised up or elevated |
Elevation
(n.) The distance of a celestial object above the horizon, or the arc of a vertical circle intercepted between it and the horizon |
Elevation
(n.) The angle which the style makes with the substylar line. |
Elevation
(n.) The movement of the axis of a piece in a vertical plane |
Elevation
(n.) A geometrical projection of a building, or other object, on a plane perpendicular to the horizon |
Height
(n.) The condition of being high |
Height
(n.) The distance to which anything rises above its foot, above that on which in stands, above the earth, or above the level of the sea |
Height
(n.) Degree of latitude either north or south. |
Height
(n.) That which is elevated |
Height
(n.) Elevation in excellence of any kind, as in power, learning, arts |
Height
(n.) Progress toward eminence |
Height
(n.) Utmost degree in extent |
Hill
(n.) A natural elevation of land, or a mass of earth rising above the common level of the surrounding land |
Hill
(n.) The earth raised about the roots of a plant or cluster of plants. [U. S.] See Hill, v. t. |
Hill
(v. t.) A single cluster or group of plants growing close together, and having the earth heaped up about them |
Hill
(v. t.) To surround with earth |
Moot-hill
(n.) A hill of meeting or council |
Mute-hill
(n.) See Moot-hill. |
Rise
(v.) To move from a lower position to a higher |
Rise
(v.) To ascend or float in a fluid, as gases or vapors in air, cork in water, and the like. |
Rise
(v.) To move upward under the influence of a projecting force |
Rise
(v.) To grow upward |
Rise
(v.) To reach a higher level by increase of quantity or bulk |
Rise
(v.) To become erect |
Rise
(v.) To leave one's bed |
Rise
(v.) To tower up |
Rise
(v.) To slope upward |
Rise
(v.) To retire |
Rise
(v.) To swell or puff up in the process of fermentation |
Rise
(v.) To have the aspect or the effect of rising. |
Rise
(v.) To appear above the horizont, as the sun, moon, stars, and the like. |
Rise
(v.) To become apparent |
Rise
(v.) To become perceptible to other senses than sight |
Rise
(v.) To have a beginning |
Rise
(v.) To increase in size, force, or value |
Rise
(v.) To increase in power or fury |
Rise
(v.) To become of higher value |
Rise
(v.) To become larger |
Rise
(v.) To increase in intensity |
Rise
(v.) To become louder, or higher in pitch, as the voice. |
Rise
(v.) To increase in amount |
Rise
(v.) In various figurative senses. |
Rise
(v.) To become excited, opposed, or hostile |
Rise
(v.) To attain to a better social position |
Rise
(v.) To become more and more dignified or forcible |
Rise
(v.) To come to mind |
Rise
(v.) To come |
| accession rise to power | the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne), Elizabeth's accession in |
rise
ascent
ascension
ascending | the act of changing location in an upward direction |
| advance rise | increase in price or value, the news caused a general advance on the stock market |
aggrandizement
aggrandisement
elevation | the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something, the aggrandizement of the king, his elevation to cardinal |
Bunker Hill
battle of Bunker Hill | the first important battle of the American War of Independence () which was fought at Breed's Hill, the British defeated the colonial forces |
hill myna
Indian grackle
grackle Gracula religiosa | glossy black Asiatic starling often taught to mimic speech |
| elevation | drawing of an exterior of a structure |
kicksorter
pulse height analyzer | scientific instrument consisting of an electronic circuit that permits only voltage pulses of predetermined height to pass |
mound
hill | structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones, they built small mounds to hide behind |
mound hill
pitcher's mound | (baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands |
| stature height | (of a standing person) the distance from head to foot |
upgrade
rise rising slope | the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises |
| elevation | (ballet) the height of a dancer's leap or jump, a dancer of exceptional elevation |
raise
rise wage hike
hike
wage increase
salary increase | the amount a salary is increased, he got a % raise, he got a wage hike |
rise boost
hike cost increase | an increase in cost, they asked for a % rise in rates |
| elevation | distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level), there was snow at the higher elevations |
altitude
height | elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface, the altitude gave her a headache |
height
tallness | the vertical dimension of extension, distance from the base of something to the top |
| rise | a growth in strength or number or importance |
emanation
rise procession | (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, the emanation of the Holy Spirit, the rising of the Holy Ghost, the doctrine of the procession of the Holy Spirit from the Father and the Son |
| lift rise | a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground |
elevation
lift
raising | the event of something being raised upward, an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon, a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity |
rise rising
ascent
ascension | a movement upward, they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon |
high
heights | a high place, they stood on high and observed the countryside, he doesn't like heights |
Golan Heights
Golan | a fortified hilly area between southern Lebanon and southern Syria, artillery on the Golan Heights can dominate a large area of Israel |
| Nob Hill | a fashionable neighborhood in San Francisco |
Capitol Hill
the Hill | a hill in Washington, D.C., where the Capitol Building sits and Congress meets, they are debating the budget today on Capitol Hill |
| Beacon Hill | a fashionable section of Boston, site of the Massachusetts capital building |
| Breed's Hill | a hill in Charlestown that was the site of the battle of Bunker Hill in |
| Chapel Hill | a town in central North Carolina, site of the University of North Carolina |
ascent
acclivity
rise
raise
climb
upgrade | an upward slope or grade (as in a road), the car couldn't make it up the rise |
| hill | a local and well-defined elevation of the land, they loved to roam the hills of West Virginia |
natural elevation
elevation | a raised or elevated geological formation |
| San Juan Hill | a hill in eastern Cuba (near Santiago de Cuba) that was captured during the Spanish-American War, Theodore Roosevelt and his Rough Riders became famous for their charge up San Juan Hill |
Hill
Benny Hill
Alfred Hawthorne | risque English comedian (-) |
Hill J. J. Hill
James Jerome Hill | United States railroad tycoon (-) |
elevation
EL
altitude
ALT | angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object) |
a acme
height
elevation
peak
pinnacle
summit
superlative
meridian
tiptop
topaa | the highest level or degree attainable, the highest stage of development, his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty, the artist's gifts are at their acme, at the height of her career, the peak of perfection, summer was at its peak, ...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame, the summit of his ambition, so many highest superlatives achieved by man, at the top of his profession |
get up
turn out
arise
uprise
rise | get up and out of bed, I get up at A.M. every day, They rose early, He uprose at night |
resurrect rise
uprise | return from the dead, Christ is risen!, The dead are to uprise |
rise
go up
climb | increase in value or to a higher point, prices climbed steeply, the value of our house rose sharply last year |
| rise jump climb up | rise in rank or status, Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list |
| heighten rise | become more extreme, The tension heightened |
wax
mount
climb
rise | go up or advance, Sales were climbing after prices were lowered |
| rise | exert oneself to meet a challenge, rise to a challenge, rise to the occasion |
| hill | form into a hill |
| produce bring about give rise | cause to happen, occur or exist, This procedure produces a curious effect, The new law gave rise to many complaints, These chemicals produce a noxious vapor, the new President must bring about a change in the health care system |
| rise | become heartened or elated, Her spirits rose when she heard the good news |
rise
lift arise move up
go up
come up uprise | move upward, The fog lifted, The smoke arose from the forest fire, The mist uprose from the meadows |
| ascend move up rise | move to a better position in life or to a better job, She ascended from a life of poverty to one of great |