raising

1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Raise Source: opted

2. n. The act of lifting, setting up, elevating, exalting, producing, or restoring to life. Source: opted

3. n. Specifically, the operation or work of setting up the frame of a building; as, to help at a raising. Source: opted

4. n. The operation of embossing sheet metal, or of forming it into cup-shaped or hollow articles, by hammering, stamping, or spinning. Source: opted

5. adj. increasing in quantity or value Source: wordnet

6. n. the event of something being raised upward Source: wordnet

7. n. the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child Source: wordnet

8. n. helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community Source: wordnet

9. 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. [U.S.] 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, n., 2. [U.S.] W. Irving. -- Raising hammer, a hammer with a rounded face, used in raising sheet metal. -- Raising plate (Carp.), the plate, or longitudinal timber, on which a roof is raised and rests. Source: webster

10. n:100 n. the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child s. increasing in quantity or value Source: ecdict

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