1. Verb form
of Rise
2. Adjective
Attaining a higher place; taking, or moving in, an upward direction; appearing above the horizon; ascending; as, the rising moon.
3. Adjective
Increasing in wealth, power, or distinction; as, a rising state; a rising character.
4. Adjective
Growing; advancing to adult years and to the state of active life; as, the rising generation.
5. Preposition
More than; exceeding; upwards of; as, a horse rising six years of age.
6. Noun
The act of one who, or that which, rises (in any sense).
7. Noun
That which rises; a tumor; a boil.
8. Noun
organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
Vocabulary classified under Business and finance
9. Noun
a movement upward; rise above the ground; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"
Vocabulary classified under Sociology
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