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Nouns (29)

rise

n. a growth in strength or number or importance

advance, rise

n. increase in price or value; "the news caused a general advance on the stock market"

lift, rise

n. a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground

rise, ascent, ascension, ascending

n. the act of changing location in an upward direction

spring, give, springiness

n. the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length

rise, upgrade, rising slope

n. the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises

raise, hike, rise

n. the amount a salary is increased; "he got a 3% raise"; "he got a wage hike"

hike, rise, boost

n. an increase in cost; "they asked for a 10% rise in rates"

rise, ascent, ascension

n. a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"

rise, ascent, climb, upgrade, acclivity

n. an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise"

Verbs (112)

give

v. estimate the duration or outcome of something; "He gave the patient three months to live"; "I gave him a very good chance at success"

rise

v. exert oneself to meet a challenge; "rise to a challenge"; "rise to the occasion"

rise

v. of substances

give

v. transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care"

give

v. convey or reveal information; "Give one's name"

give

v. emit or utter; "Give a gulp"; "give a yelp"

rise, heighten

v. become more extreme; "The tension heightened"

throw, give

v. convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture; "Throw a glance"; "She gave me a dirty look"

give, pay

v. convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow; "Don't pay him any mind"; "give the orders"; "Give him my best regards"; "pay attention"

give, render

v. bestow; "give homage"; "render thanks"

give, establish

v. bring about; "The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth"

rise, be lifted

v. become heartened or elated; "Her spirits rose when she heard the good news"

rise, move up

v. be promoted, move to a better position

rise, come up

v. come up, of celestial bodies; "The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends"

rise, straighten

v. get up from a sitting or slouching position; "The students straightened when the teacher entered"

give, leave with

v. leave with; give temporarily; "Can I give you my keys while I go in the pool?"; "Can I give you the children for the weekend?"

give, apply

v. give or convey physically; "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave him a punch in the nose"

give, cause to have

v. cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense; "She gave him a black eye"; "The draft gave me a cold"

grant, give

v. bestow, especially officially; "grant a degree"; "give a divorce"; "This bill grants us new rights"

sacrifice, give

v. endure the loss of; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war"

rise, climb, go up

v. increase in value or to a higher point; "prices climbed steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year"

jump, rise, climb up

v. rise in rank or status; "Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list"

rise, climb, mount, wax

v. go up or advance; "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered"

give, pay, devote

v. dedicate; "give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay attention to"

give, dedicate, devote, commit

v. give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"

grub, give, feed, give food to

v. give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat"

yield, give, be flexible

v. be flexible under stress of physical force; "This material doesn't give"

yield, give, bring about

v. cause to happen or be responsible for; "His two singles gave the team the victory"

rise, prove, increase in volume

v. increase in volume; "the dough rose slowly in the warm room"

rise, surface, come up, rise up

v. come to the surface

leave, give, pass on, impart

v. contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office"

yield, give, afford

v. be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"

lift, rise, rear, rise up

v. rise up; "The building rose before them"

resurrect, rise, uprise

v. return from the dead; "Christ is risen!"; "The dead are to uprise"

rise, arise, turn out, get up, get out of bed

v. get up and out of bed; "I get up at 7 A.M. every day"; "They rose early"; "He uprose at night"

return, yield, give, generate, render

v. give or supply; "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate renders some revenue for the family"

throw, make, hold, give, have

v. organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course"

yield, give, ease up, give way, move over

v. move in order to make room for someone for something; "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd"

rise, arise, get up, stand up, get to one's feet

v. rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded"

gift, give, present, make a present of, give as a present

v. give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her for her birthday?"

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Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (372)

jump, leap

n. a sudden and decisive increase; "a jump in attendance"

rise, ascent, ascension

n. a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"

surge, billow

n. a large sea wave

march

n. a steady advance; "the march of science"; "the march of time"

development

n. act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining; "he congratulated them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency"; "they funded research and development"

adaptability

n. the ability to change (or be changed) to fit changed circumstances

flexibility, flexibleness

n. the property of being flexible; easily bent or shaped

gradient

n. the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal; "a five-degree gradient"

escalation

n. an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy; "higher wages caused an escalation of prices"; "there was a gradual escalation of hostilities"

jump, leap

n. a sudden and decisive increase; "a jump in attendance"

emergence, growth

n. the gradual beginning or coming forth; "figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece"

rise

n. a growth in strength or number or importance

surge, billow

n. a large sea wave

elevation, natural elevation

n. a raised or elevated geological formation

hill, hills

n. a local and well-defined elevation of the land; "they loved to roam the hills of West Virginia"

mount, mountain

n. a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

bank

n. a long ridge or pile; "a huge bank of earth"

ridge

n. a long narrow natural elevation or striation

mound, hammock, knoll, hillock, hummock

n. a small natural hill

promontory, headland, foreland

n. a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)

progress, build, work up, build up, form steadily

v. form or accumulate steadily; "Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border"

portion, assign, allot

v. give out or allot; "We were assigned new uniforms"

confer, bestow

v. present; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone"

grant, award

v. give as judged due or on the basis of merit; "the referee awarded a free kick to the team"; "the jury awarded a million dollars to the plaintiff";"Funds are granted to qualified researchers"

put, place, commit, invest

v. make an investment; "Put money into bonds"

finance

v. obtain or provide money for; "Can we finance the addition to our home?"

fund, set up a fund

v. convert (short-term floating debt) into long-term debt that bears fixed interest and is represented by bonds

shower, lavish, give generously

v. expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns; "He was showered with praise"

clothe, adorn, invest

v. furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors

give, dedicate, devote, commit

v. give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"

yield, give, afford

v. be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"

worsen, aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate, make worse

v. make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain"

extend, widen, broaden

v. extend in scope or range or area; "The law was extended to all citizens"; "widen the range of applications"; "broaden your horizon"; "Extend your backyard"

burgeon

v. grow and flourish; "The burgeoning administration"; "The burgeoning population"

rocket, skyrocket

v. shoot up abruptly, like a rocket; "prices skyrocketed"

enhance

v. make better or more attractive; "This sauce will enhance the flavor of the meat"

confab, consult, confer, confabulate, consult together

v. have a conference in order to talk something over; "We conferred about a plan of action"

confab, consult, confer, confabulate, consult together

v. have a conference in order to talk something over; "We conferred about a plan of action"

spin, recount, tell, recite, narrate

v. narrate or give a detailed account of; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child"

practice, practise, rehearse

v. engage in a rehearsal (of)

confab, consult, confer, confabulate, consult together

v. have a conference in order to talk something over; "We conferred about a plan of action"

transcribe

v. write out from speech, notes, etc.; "Transcribe the oral history of this tribe"

record, show, register, read

v. indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'"

transcribe, transliterate

v. rewrite in a different script; "The Sanskrit text had to be transliterated"

transcribe

v. make a phonetic transcription of; "The anthropologist transcribed the sentences of the native informant"

treat, care for

v. provide treatment for; "The doctor treated my broken leg"; "The nurses cared for the bomb victims"; "The patient must be treated right away or she will die"; "Treat the infection with antibiotics"

plaster, poultice

v. dress by covering with a therapeutic substance

grant, award

v. give as judged due or on the basis of merit; "the referee awarded a free kick to the team"; "the jury awarded a million dollars to the plaintiff";"Funds are granted to qualified researchers"

grant, accord, allot

v. allow to have; "grant a privilege"

predate, antedate, precede, forego, antecede

v. be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools"

forfeit, render, give up, forgo, throw overboard, waive

v. lose or lose the right to by some error, offense, or crime

intensify, escalate, step up

v. increase in extent or intensity; "The Allies escalated the bombing"

rise, arise, develop, originate, spring up

v. come into existence; take on form or shape; "A new religious movement originated in that country"; "a love that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose"

lift, raise, get up, bring up, elevate

v. raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"

progress, build, work up, build up, form steadily

v. form or accumulate steadily; "Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border"

intensify, escalate, step up

v. increase in extent or intensity; "The Allies escalated the bombing"

increase

v. become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased"

increase

v. make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"

lift, raise, elevate

v. raise in rank or condition; "The new law lifted many people from poverty"

place, target, direct, aim at, point at

v. intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself"

sanctify, bless, consecrate, hallow

v. render holy by means of religious rites

practice, practise, exercise, do, carry out

v. carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions; "practice law"

donate, make a donation of

v. give to a charity or good cause; "I donated blood to the Red Cross for the victims of the earthquake"; "donate money to the orphanage"; "She donates to her favorite charity every month"

clothe, adorn, invest

v. furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors

grant, accord, allot

v. allow to have; "grant a privilege"

deal, portion, lot, dispense, distribute, dish out, allot, dole out, mete out, parcel out, share out, deal out, shell out

v. administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"

yield, give, afford

v. be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"

give

v. transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care"

grant, allow

v. let have; "grant permission"; "Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison"

grant, yield, concede, cede

v. give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

browse, graze, crop, range, pasture

v. feed as in a meadow or pasture; "the herd was grazing"

down, consume, go through, devour

v. eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"

gulp, raven, pig, devour, guttle

v. eat greedily; "he devoured three sandwiches"

maintain, exert, wield

v. have and exercise; "wield power and authority"

support, support financially, see through

v. support materially or financially; "he does not support his natural children"; "The scholarship supported me when I was in college"

feed on, feed upon

v. be sustained by; "He fed on the great ideas of her mentor"

feast, feed

v. gratify; "feed one's eyes on a gorgeous view"

forage, wander and feed

v. wander and feed; "The animals forage in the woods"

leave, allow, allow for, provide for

v. make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain; "This leaves no room for improvement"; "The evidence allows only one conclusion"; "allow for mistakes"; "leave lots of time for the trip"; "This procedure provides for lots of leeway"

progress, build, work up, build up, form steadily

v. form or accumulate steadily; "Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border"

level, even, even out, make straight, make level

v. make level or straight; "level the ground"

transfer, bring, communicate, convey, transmit

v. move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"

touch, concern, come to, bear on, touch on, relate, refer, be about, pertain, have to do with

v. have to do with or be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"

confer, bestow

v. present; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone"

check, charge, consign

v. give over to another for care or safekeeping; "consign your baggage"

leave, entrust

v. put into the care or protection of someone; "He left the decision to his deputy"; "leave your child the nurse's care"

keep, look after, have charge of

v. look after; be the keeper of; have charge of; "He keeps the shop when I am gone"

maintain, exert, wield

v. have and exercise; "wield power and authority"

grant, yield, concede, cede

v. give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

hold, bear

v. have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices; "She bears the title of Duchess"; "He held the governorship for almost a decade"

support, support financially, see through

v. support materially or financially; "he does not support his natural children"; "The scholarship supported me when I was in college"

nurture, sustain, nourish

v. provide with nourishment; "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children"

clothe, adorn, invest

v. furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors

deal, portion, lot, dispense, distribute, dish out, allot, dole out, mete out, parcel out, share out, deal out, shell out

v. administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"

grant, accord, allot

v. allow to have; "grant a privilege"

give, dedicate, devote, commit

v. give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"

give

v. transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care"

grant, allow

v. let have; "grant permission"; "Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison"

hold, keep, maintain

v. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"

have, own, possess, have possession of

v. have ownership or possession of; "He owns three houses in Florida"; "How many cars does she have?"

hold, have, have got

v. have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard"

organize

v. cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea

tackle, challenge with a tackle

v. seize and throw down an opponent player, who usually carries the ball

push, force

v. move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"

interchange, change, exchange

v. give to, and receive from, one another; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year"

assent, accede, acquiesce, comply

v. to agree or express agreement; "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore"

bend

v. change direction; "The road bends"

bend, deflect, turn away

v. turn from a straight course , fixed direction, or line of interest

wake, awake, awaken, waken, come alive, wake up

v. stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"

awaken, waken, wake up, arouse

v. cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."

dawn, become light, grow light

v. become light; "It started to dawn, and we had to get up"

appear, seem

v. come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon"

start, begin, commence, set about, set out, start out

v. take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now"

start, begin, commence, cause to start, set in motion

v. set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life"

emerge

v. become known or apparent; "Some nice results emerged from the study"

hit, strike

v. deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"

stretch, stretch out, unfold

v. extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna"

turn in, deliver, render, get in, hand over

v. to surrender someone or something to another; "the guard delivered the criminal to the police"; "render up the prisoners"; "render the town to the enemy"; "fork over the money"

Synonyms (33)

bring back, restitute, restore, give back, hand back

v. give or bring back; "Restore the stolen painting to its rightful owner"

return, refund, repay, give back

v. pay back; "Please refund me my money"

come, come up

v. move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody; "He came singing down the road"; "Come with me to the Casbah"; "come down here!"; "come out of the closet!"; "come into the room"

rise, surface, come up, rise up

v. come to the surface

yield, succumb, knuckle under, buckle under, give in

v. consent reluctantly

rise, straighten

v. get up from a sitting or slouching position; "The students straightened when the teacher entered"

come, come up

pass, reach, hand, give, pass on, turn over

v. place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"

ease, move carefully, move gently

v. move gently or carefully; "He eased himself into the chair"

Antonyms (58)

fall, downfall

n. a sudden decline in strength or number or importance; "the fall of the House of Hapsburg"

reduction, decrease, diminution, step-down

n. the act of decreasing or reducing something

decrease, decrement

n. the amount by which something decreases

decrease, decrement

n. the amount by which something decreases

fall, descent, declivity, decline, downslope

n. a downward slope or bend

take, take away

v. take into one's possession; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks"

strip, deprive, divest, dispossess

v. take away possessions from someone; "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets"

collect, hoard, accumulate, amass, pile up, compile

v. get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune"

decrease, lessen, make smaller, minify

v. make smaller; "He decreased his staff"

inquire, ask, enquire

v. inquire about; "I asked about their special today"; "He had to ask directions several times"

request, ask

v. express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"

set, go down, go under

v. disappear beyond the horizon; "the sun sets early these days"

drop, sink, drop down

v. fall or drop to a lower place or level; "He sank to his knees"

wane

v. become smaller; "Interest in his novels waned"

fall, decrease, diminish, lessen

v. decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fall to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"

starve, deprive of food

v. deprive of food; "They starved the prisoners"

deprive

v. keep from having, keeping, or obtaining

assuage, slake, quench, allay

v. satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst"

sit, sit down

v. take a seat

lie, lie down

v. assume a reclining position; "lie down on the bed until you feel better"

give rise to

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