Definition of Raising

1. Noun. The event of something being raised upward. "A raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity"

Exact synonyms: Elevation, Lift
Generic synonyms: Ascension, Ascent, Rise, Rising
Derivative terms: Elevate, Lift, Lift, Raise

2. Adjective. Increasing in quantity or value. "A cost-raising increase in the basic wage rate"
Similar to: Increasing

3. Noun. The properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child.
Exact synonyms: Nurture, Rearing
Generic synonyms: Upbringing
Derivative terms: Nurture, Nurture, Raise, Rear

4. Noun. Helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community. "They debated whether nature or nurture was more important"

Definition of Raising

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

Definition of Raising

1. an elevation [n -S] - See also: elevation

Medical Definition of Raising

1. 1. The act of lifting, setting up, elevating, exalting, producing, or restoring to life. 2. Specifically, the operation or work of setting up the frame of a building; as, to help at a raising. 3. The operation of embossing sheet metal, or of forming it into cup-shaped or hollow articles, by hammering, stamping, or spinning. Raising bee, a bee for raising the frame of a building. See Bee. Raising hammer, a hammer with a rounded face, used in raising sheet metal. Raising plate, the plate, or longitudinal timber, on which a roof is raised and rests. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Raising

raise
raiseable
raised
raised(a)
raised doughnut
raiser
raisers
raises
raise hell
raise the roof
raise up
raisin
raisin
raisin-nut cookie
raising (current term)
raising (current term)
raisings
raising hell
raisins
raisiny
raisin bran
raisin bread
raisin cookie
raisin moth
raisonne
raison d'etre
rait
raita
raitas
raited

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