raising
raising is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Specifically, the operation or work of setting up the frame of a building; as, to help at a raising. [U.S.]
- 2.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's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- attollent
- buoy
- capstan
- convexity
- crane
- derrick
- drag
- drawn
- dredge
- dredger
- elevate
- elevated
- elevation
- elevator
- erect
- erection
- escalator
- exalt
- exaltation
- feet
- fish
- full
- get
- give
- head
- heave
- height
- heighten
- hind
- his
- hoist
- hold
- increase
- jump
- lever
- lift
- machine
- mount
- oneself
- pedestal
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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