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| 1. | [ adjective ] advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status | |
| Examples: | "a rising trend" "a rising market" |
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| Related terms: | falling improving bull | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] (of a heavenly body) becoming visible above the horizon | |
| Examples: | "the rising sun" |
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| Related terms: | setting | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] increasing in amount or degree | |
| Examples: | "rising prices" |
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| Related terms: | increasing | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] newly come into prominence | |
| Examples: | "a rising young politician" |
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| Related terms: | new | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] coming to maturity | |
| Synonyms: | emerging | |
| Examples: | "the rising generation" |
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| Related terms: | future | |
| 6. | [ noun ] a movement upward | |
| Synonyms: | rise ascension ascent | |
| Examples: | "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon" |
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| Related terms: | fall change_of_location elevation uplifting heave upheaval liftoff climb rapid_climb takeoff rise ascend rise | |
| 7. | [ adjective ] sloping upward | |
| Synonyms: | uphill acclivitous | |
| Related terms: | ascending | |
| 8. | [ adjective ] preceding the climax especially of a dramatic or narrative plot | |
| Examples: | "the rising action" |
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| Related terms: | falling building | |
| 9. | [ adjective ] that are flowing inward | |
| Synonyms: | advancing | |
| Examples: | "the rising tide destroyed their sand castle" |
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| Related terms: | flood | |
| 10. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 20002 | |
| 11. | [ noun ] (politics) organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another | |
| Synonyms: | rebellion revolt insurrection uprising | |
| Related terms: | conflict mutiny Peasant's_Revolt intifada insurgency intifada indian_mutiny rebel | |
| Similar spelling: |
Risinger risking rigging Reising raising Riggins Richins Reisinger riskiness |
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