Wondering how to hyphenate the English word raises? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.
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The amount a salary is increased He got a 3% raise He got a wage hike |
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An upward slope or grade (as in a road) The car couldn't make it up the rise |
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Increasing the size of a bet (as in poker) I'll see your raise and double it |
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The act of raising something He responded with a lift of his eyebrow Fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up |
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Raise the level or amount of something Raise my salary Raise the price of bread |
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Raise from a lower to a higher position Raise your hands Lift a load |
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Cause to be heard or known Express or utter Raise a shout Raise a protest Raise a sad cry |
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Collect funds for a specific purpose The President raised several million dollars for his college |
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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 |
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Bring up Raise a family Bring up children |
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Summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic Raise the specter of unemployment He conjured wild birds in the air Call down the spirits from the mountain |
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Move upwards Lift one's eyes |
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Construct, build, or erect Raise a barn |
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Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) Arouse pity Raise a smile Evoke sympathy |
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Create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise Raise hell Raise the roof Raise Cain |
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Raise in rank or condition The new law lifted many people from poverty |
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Increase This will enhance your enjoyment Heighten the tension |
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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 |
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Cause to puff up with a leaven Unleavened bread |
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Bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level |
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Bet more than the previous player |
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Cause to assemble or enlist in the military Raise an army Recruit new soldiers |
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Put forward for consideration or discussion Raise the question of promotions Bring up an unpleasant topic |
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Pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth Raise your `o' |
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Activate or stir up Raise a mutiny |
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Establish radio communications with They managed to raise Hanoi last night |
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Multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3 |
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Bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project Raised edges |
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Invigorate or heighten Lift my spirits Lift his ego |
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Put an end to Lift a ban Raise a siege |
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Cause to become alive again Raise from the dead Slavery is already dead |
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And cannot be resurrected Upraising ghosts |