rise


rise - noun

  • a growth in strength or number or importance
  • the act of changing location in an upward direction
  • an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
  • a movement upward
  • the amount a salary is increased
  • the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises
  • a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground
  • (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
  • an increase in cost
  • increase in price or value

    • rise - verb

    • move upward
    • increase in value or to a higher point
    • rise to one's feet
    • rise up
    • come to the surface
    • come into existence; take on form or shape
    • move to a better position in life or to a better job
    • go up or advance
    • become more extreme
    • get up and out of bed
    • rise in rank or status
    • become heartened or elated
    • exert oneself to meet a challenge
    • take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance
    • increase in volume
    • come up, of celestial bodies
    • return from the dead

    rise - thesaurus

    acclivity   advance   arise   ascend   ascending   ascension   ascent   boost   climb   develop   emanation   grow   heighten   hike   jump   lift   mount   originate   procession   prove   raise   rear   rebel   resurrect   rising   surface   upgrade   uprise   wax  


    View spelling list i-e words - set 1 and learn about the word rise in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 7. Long vowels e.g ee, ea or y? oa, o-e, or ow? u-e, ue, or ew?.

    Scrabble score for rise

    r is 1 i is 1 s is 1 e is 1
    Scrabble score = 4

    Spelling dictionary home

    Try Spellzone for free



    Search for a word



    "Spellzone is incredibly easy to access and caters for a wide range of abilities, which means you can use it throughout the school at a range of levels, making it fantastic value for money as a learning resource."

    Anne Shisler, SENCO, City of London School for Girls

    read more...