- Types Of Speech
- You can use raise as a noun or as a verb in a sentence.
- About Raise
- A 1 syllables noun and 5 letters with the letters a, e, i, r, and s, 2 consonants, 3 vowels and 1 syllables with the middle letter i. Raise starts with a consonant and ends with a vowel with the starting letters r, ra, rai, rais, and the ending characters are e, se, ise, aise, ..
- Definition
- The act of raising something; "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up"
- Origin/Roots
- Middle English
- School Grade
- Raise is set as a grade one word that starts with r, ends with e, 1 syllables, 3 vowels and 5 letters.
- Scrabble
- Is raise a scrabble word? A 5 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
- Pig Latin
- Raise in Pig Latin is said as "aiseray or aiserway".
- Unigram
- r | a | i | s | e
- Bigram
- ra | ai | is | se
- Trigram
- rai | ais | ise
- Quadrigram
- rais | aise
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- the act of raising something;
"he responded with a lift of his eyebrow";
"fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up" - increasing the size of a bet (as in poker);
"I'll see your raise and double it" - the amount a salary is increased;
"he got a 3% raise";
"he got a wage hike" - an upward slope or grade (as in a road);
"the car couldn't make it up the rise"
- Verb Examples
- cause to become alive again;
"raise from the dead";
"Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected";
"Upraising ghosts" - raise the level or amount of something;
"raise my salary";
"raise the price of bread" - increase;
"This will enhance your enjoyment";
"heighten the tension" - put an end to;
"lift a ban";
"raise a siege" - raise in rank or condition;
"The new law lifted many people from poverty" - invigorate or heighten;
"lift my spirits";
"lift his ego" - bring (a surface, a design, etc.) into relief and cause to project;
"raised edges" - multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3
- establish radio communications with;
"They managed to raise Hanoi last night" - activate or stir up;
"raise a mutiny" - cause to be heard or known;
express or utter;
"raise a shout";
"raise a protest";
"raise a sad cry" - pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth;
"raise your `o'" - put forward for consideration or discussion;
"raise the question of promotions";
"bring up an unpleasant topic" - cause to assemble or enlist in the military;
"raise an army";
"recruit new soldiers" - bet more than the previous player
- in bridge: bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level
- evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic;
"raise the specter of unemployment";
"he conjured wild birds in the air";
"stir a disturbance";
"call down the spirits from the mountain" - construct, build, or erect;
"raise a barn" - cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques;
"The Bordeaux region produces great red wines";
"They produce good ham in Parma";
"We grow wheat here";
"We raise hogs here" - create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise;
"raise hell";
"raise the roof";
"raise Cain" - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses);
"arouse pity";
"raise a smile";
"evoke sympathy" - move upwards;
"lift one's eyes" - raise from a lower to a higher position;
"raise your hands";
"Lift a load" - cause to puff up with a leaven;
"unleavened bread" - collect funds for a specific purpose;
"The President raised several million dollars for his college" - give a promotion to or assign to a higher position;
"John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired";
"Women tend not to advance in the major law firms";
"I got promoted after many years of hard work" - bring up;
"raise a family";
"bring up children"
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abandon | the trait of lacking restraint or control freedom from inhibition or worry "she danced with abandon" |
| Abet | assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing |
| Abrogation | the act of abrogating an official or legal cancellation |
| Abstract | a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance "he loved her only in the abstract--not in person" |
| Abstraction | a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples |
| Access | the act of approaching or entering "he gained access to the building" |
| Accession | the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne) "Elizabeth''s accession in 1558" |
| Accretion | (law) an increase in a beneficiary''s share in an estate (as when a co-beneficiary dies or fails to meet some condition or rejects the inheritance) |
| Accrual | the act of accumulating |
| Accruement | the act of accumulating |
View all cognitive synonyms for Raise
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Raise | the act of raising something "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow" "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up" |
| Aries | the first sign of the zodiac which the sun enters at the vernal equinox the sun is in this sign from about March 21 to April 19 |
| Aesir | (Norse mythology) the chief race of gods living at Asgard |
View English words with the unique letters used in raise. Words With The Letters Aeirs
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bring Up | |
| Elevate | raise in rank or condition "The new law lifted many people from poverty" |
| Get Up | |
| Heave | throwing something heavy (with great effort) "he gave it a mighty heave" "he was not good at heaving passes" |
| Heave Up | |
| Heft | the property of being large in mass |
| Heft Up | |
| Hoist | lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects |
| Lift | the act of raising something "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow" "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up" |
| Raise | the act of raising something "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow" "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up" |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Actuation | the act of propelling |
| Propulsion | the act of propelling |
| Name | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| Praise | Yes | Yes |
| Raisean | Yes | No |
| Graisen | Yes | No |
| Raisel | Yes | Yes |
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raise (5 letters) | 5 | 5 | aries | ||
| Tarsier (7 letters) | 7 +2 | 7 +2 | rretasi | ||
| Sierra (6 letters) | 6 +1 | 6 +1 | sierra | ||
| Satire (6 letters) | 6 +1 | 6 +1 | satire | ||
| Aries (5 letters) | 5 | 5 | aries | ||
| Eurasia (7 letters) | 7 +2 | 8 +3 | eurasia | ||
| Aesir (5 letters) | 5 | 5 | aries | ||
| Zairese (7 letters) | 16 +11 | 16 +11 | zairese | ||
| Raiser (6 letters) | 6 +1 | 6 +1 | sierra | ||
| Artiste (7 letters) | 7 +2 | 7 +2 | striate | ||
| Astaire (7 letters) | 7 +2 | 7 +2 | astaire | ||
| Setaria (7 letters) | 7 +2 | 7 +2 | astaire | ||
| Swertia (7 letters) | 10 +5 | 10 +5 | swertia | ||
| Atresia (7 letters) | 7 +2 | 7 +2 | astaire | ||
| Arise (5 letters) | 5 | 5 | aries | ||
| Striate (7 letters) | 7 +2 | 7 +2 | striate | ||
| Seriate (7 letters) | 7 +2 | 7 +2 | seriate | ||
| Riserva (7 letters) | 10 +5 | 11 +6 | aeirrsv | ||
| Arrives (7 letters) | 10 +5 | 11 +6 | aeirrsv |
Raise Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With R
- Ends With E
- Spelled With / Contains Letters
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