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raisin
(encz) | raisin,hrozinka n: |
Raisin
(gcide) | Raisin \Rai"sin\ (r[=a]"z'n), n. [F. raisin grape, raisin, L.
racemus cluster of grapes or berries; cf. Gr. "ra`x, "rago`s,
berry, grape. Cf. Raceme.]
1. A grape, or a bunch of grapes. [Obs.] --Cotgrave.
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2. A grape dried in the sun or by artificial heat.
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Raisin tree (Bot.), the common red currant bush, whose
fruit resembles the small raisins of Corinth called
currants. [Eng.] --Dr. Prior.
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raisin
(wn) | raisin
n 1: dried grape |
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appraising
(mass) | appraising
- ocenenie |
raising
(mass) | raising
- zvýšenie |
appraising
(encz) | appraising,ocenění Pavel Cvrček |
arm raising forward
(encz) | arm raising forward,předpažit v: Zdeněk Brož |
arm raising upward
(encz) | arm raising upward,vzpažit v: Zdeněk Brož |
curtain raising
(encz) | curtain raising, n: |
fire-raising
(encz) | fire-raising, n: |
fund-raising
(encz) | fund-raising,shromažďování financí Jaroslav Šedivý |
fund-raising campaign
(encz) | fund-raising campaign, n: |
fund-raising drive
(encz) | fund-raising drive, n: |
fund-raising effort
(encz) | fund-raising effort, n: |
fundraising
(encz) | fundraising,shromažďování veřejných prostředků v: [fin.] mb |
hair-raising
(encz) | hair-raising, |
hell raising
(encz) | hell raising, n: |
house-raising
(encz) | house-raising, n: |
praising
(encz) | praising,chválení n: Zdeněk Brožpraising,chvályhodný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
praisingly
(encz) | praisingly, |
raisin bran
(encz) | raisin bran, n: |
raisin bread
(encz) | raisin bread, n: |
raisin cookie
(encz) | raisin cookie, n: |
raisin moth
(encz) | raisin moth, n: |
raisin-nut cookie
(encz) | raisin-nut cookie, n: |
raising
(encz) | raising,zvedání n: Zdeněk Brožraising,zvýšení n: Zdeněk Brož |
raising awareness of sth
(encz) | raising awareness of sth,zvyšování povědomí o nečem web |
raising hell
(encz) | raising hell, n: |
raisins
(encz) | raisins,hrozinky n: pl. Michal Ambrožraisins,rozinky n: Zdeněk Brož |
reappraising
(encz) | reappraising, |
seeded raisin
(encz) | seeded raisin, n: |
seedless raisin
(encz) | seedless raisin, n: |
self-raising
(encz) | self-raising, |
self-raising flour
(encz) | self-raising flour, n: |
Appraising
(gcide) | Appraise \Ap*praise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Appraised; p. pr. &
vb. n. Appraising.] [Pref. ad- + praise. See Praise,
Price, Apprize, Appreciate.]
1. To set a value; to estimate the worth of, particularly by
persons appointed for the purpose; as, to appraise goods
and chattels.
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2. To estimate; to conjecture.
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Enoch . . . appraised his weight. --Tennyson.
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3. To praise; to commend. [Obs.] --R. Browning.
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Appraised the Lycian custom. --Tennyson.
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Note: In the United States, this word is often pronounced,
and sometimes written, apprize.
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Dispraising
(gcide) | Dispraise \Dis*praise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dispraised; p.
pr. & vb. n. Dispraising.] [OE. dispreisen, OF. desprisier,
despreisier, F. d['e]priser; pref. des- (L. dis-) + prisier,
F. priser, to prize, praise. See Praise, and cf.
Disprize, Depreciate.]
To withdraw praise from; to notice with disapprobation or
some degree of censure; to disparage; to blame.
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Dispraising the power of his adversaries. --Chaucer.
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I dispraised him before the wicked, that the wicked
might not fall in love with him. --Shak.
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Dispraisingly
(gcide) | Dispraisingly \Dis*praising*ly\, adv.
By way of dispraise.
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fire-raising
(gcide) | fire-raising \fire-raising\ n.
malicious burning to destroy property; arson. [Mostly British
usage]
Syn: arson, incendiarism.
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house-raising
(gcide) | house-raising \house-raising\ n.
A gathering for the construction of a house by a group of
neighbors, usually in a rural community, and sometimes
accomplished in a single day; similar to a barn-raising.
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Overpraising
(gcide) | Overpraising \O`ver*prais"ing\, n.
The act of praising unduly; excessive praise. --Milton.
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Praising
(gcide) | Praise \Praise\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Praised; p. pr. & vb. n.
Praising.] [OE. preisen, OF. preisier, prisier, F. priser,
L. pretiare to prize, fr. pretium price. See Price, n., and
cf. Appreciate, Praise, n., Prize, v.]
1. To commend; to applaud; to express approbation of; to
laud; -- applied to a person or his acts. "I praise well
thy wit." --Chaucer.
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Let her own works praise her in the gates. --Prov.
xxxi. 31.
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We praise not Hector, though his name, we know,
Is great in arms; 't is hard to praise a foe.
--Dryden.
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2. To extol in words or song; to magnify; to glorify on
account of perfections or excellent works; to do honor to;
to display the excellence of; -- applied especially to the
Divine Being.
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Praise ye him, all his angels; praise ye him, all
his hosts! --Ps. cxlviii.
2.
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3. To value; to appraise. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.
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Syn: To commend; laud; eulogize; celebrate; glorify; magnify.
Usage: To Praise, Applaud, Extol. To praise is to set
at high price; to applaud is to greet with clapping;
to extol is to bear aloft, to exalt. We may praise in
the exercise of calm judgment; we usually applaud from
impulse, and on account of some specific act; we extol
under the influence of high admiration, and usually in
strong, if not extravagant, language.
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Raisin
(gcide) | Raisin \Rai"sin\ (r[=a]"z'n), n. [F. raisin grape, raisin, L.
racemus cluster of grapes or berries; cf. Gr. "ra`x, "rago`s,
berry, grape. Cf. Raceme.]
1. A grape, or a bunch of grapes. [Obs.] --Cotgrave.
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2. A grape dried in the sun or by artificial heat.
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Raisin tree (Bot.), the common red currant bush, whose
fruit resembles the small raisins of Corinth called
currants. [Eng.] --Dr. Prior.
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Raisin tree
(gcide) | Raisin \Rai"sin\ (r[=a]"z'n), n. [F. raisin grape, raisin, L.
racemus cluster of grapes or berries; cf. Gr. "ra`x, "rago`s,
berry, grape. Cf. Raceme.]
1. A grape, or a bunch of grapes. [Obs.] --Cotgrave.
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2. A grape dried in the sun or by artificial heat.
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Raisin tree (Bot.), the common red currant bush, whose
fruit resembles the small raisins of Corinth called
currants. [Eng.] --Dr. Prior.
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Raising
(gcide) | Raise \Raise\ (r[=a]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Raised (r[=a]zd);
p. pr. & vb. n. Raising.] [OE. reisen, Icel. reisa,
causative of r[imac]sa to rise. See Rise, and cf. Rear to
raise.]
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1. To cause to rise; to bring from a lower to a higher place;
to lift upward; to elevate; to heave; as, to raise a stone
or weight. Hence, figuratively:
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(a) To bring to a higher condition or situation; to
elevate in rank, dignity, and the like; to increase
the value or estimation of; to promote; to exalt; to
advance; to enhance; as, to raise from a low estate;
to raise to office; to raise the price, and the like.
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This gentleman came to be raised to great
titles. --Clarendon.
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The plate pieces of eight were raised three
pence in the piece. --Sir W.
Temple.
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(b) To increase the strength, vigor, or vehemence of; to
excite; to intensify; to invigorate; to heighten; as,
to raise the pulse; to raise the voice; to raise the
spirits or the courage; to raise the heat of a
furnace.
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(c) To elevate in degree according to some scale; as, to
raise the pitch of the voice; to raise the temperature
of a room.
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2. To cause to rise up, or assume an erect position or
posture; to set up; to make upright; as, to raise a mast
or flagstaff. Hence:
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(a) To cause to spring up from a recumbent position, from
a state of quiet, or the like; to awaken; to arouse.
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They shall not awake, nor be raised out of their
sleep. --Job xiv. 12.
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(b) To rouse to action; to stir up; to incite to tumult,
struggle, or war; to excite.
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He commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind.
--Ps. cvii.
25.
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Aeneas . . . employs his pains,
In parts remote, to raise the Tuscan swains.
--Dryden.
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(c) To bring up from the lower world; to call up, as a
spirit from the world of spirits; to recall from
death; to give life to.
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Why should it be thought a thing incredible with
you, that God should raise the dead ? --Acts
xxvi. 8.
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3. To cause to arise, grow up, or come into being or to
appear; to give rise to; to originate, produce, cause,
effect, or the like. Hence, specifically:
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(a) To form by the accumulation of materials or
constituent parts; to build up; to erect; as, to raise
a lofty structure, a wall, a heap of stones.
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I will raise forts against thee. --Isa. xxix.
3.
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(b) To bring together; to collect; to levy; to get
together or obtain for use or service; as, to raise
money, troops, and the like. "To raise up a rent."
--Chaucer.
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(c) To cause to grow; to procure to be produced, bred, or
propagated; to grow; as, to raise corn, barley, hops,
etc.; toraise cattle. "He raised sheep." "He raised
wheat where none grew before." --Johnson's Dict.
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Note: In some parts of the United States, notably in the
Southern States, raise is also commonly applied to the
rearing or bringing up of children.
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I was raised, as they say in Virginia, among the
mountains of the North. --Paulding.
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(d) To bring into being; to produce; to cause to arise,
come forth, or appear; -- often with up.
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I will raise them up a prophet from among their
brethren, like unto thee. --Deut. xviii.
18.
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God vouchsafes to raise another world
From him [Noah], and all his anger to forget.
--Milton.
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(e) To give rise to; to set agoing; to occasion; to start;
to originate; as, to raise a smile or a blush.
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Thou shalt not raise a false report. --Ex.
xxiii. 1.
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(f) To give vent or utterance to; to utter; to strike up.
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Soon as the prince appears, they raise a cry.
--Dryden.
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(g) To bring to notice; to submit for consideration; as,
to raise a point of order; to raise an objection.
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4. To cause to rise, as by the effect of leaven; to make
light and spongy, as bread.
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Miss Liddy can dance a jig, and raise paste.
--Spectator.
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5. (Naut.)
(a) To cause (the land or any other object) to seem higher
by drawing nearer to it; as, to raise Sandy Hook
light.
(b) To let go; as in the command, Raise tacks and sheets,
i. e., Let go tacks and sheets.
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6. (Law) To create or constitute; as, to raise a use, that
is, to create it. --Burrill.
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To raise a blockade (Mil.), to remove or break up a
blockade, either by withdrawing the ships or forces
employed in enforcing it, or by driving them away or
dispersing them.
To raise a check, note, bill of exchange, etc., to
increase fraudulently its nominal value by changing the
writing, figures, or printing in which the sum payable is
specified.
To raise a siege, to relinquish an attempt to take a place
by besieging it, or to cause the attempt to be
relinquished.
To raise steam, to produce steam of a required pressure.
To raise the wind, to procure ready money by some temporary
expedient. [Colloq.]
To raise Cain, or To raise the devil, to cause a great
disturbance; to make great trouble. [Slang]
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Syn: To lift; exalt; elevate; erect; originate; cause;
produce; grow; heighten; aggravate; excite.
[1913 Webster]Raising \Rais"ing\ (r[=a]z"[i^]ng), n.
1. The act of lifting, setting up, elevating, exalting,
producing, or restoring to life.
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2. Specifically, the operation or work of setting up the
frame of a building; as, to help at a raising. [U.S.]
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3. The operation of embossing sheet metal, or of forming it
into cup-shaped or hollow articles, by hammering,
stamping, or spinning.
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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.
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raising
(gcide) | increasing \increasing\ adj.
1. becoming greater or larger; as, increasing prices.
[Narrower terms: {accretionary ; {augmenting,
augmentative, building ; {expanding ; {flared, flaring ;
{growing ; {incorporative ; {lengthening ; {maximizing ;
{multiplicative ; {profit-maximizing ; {raising ;
accretive ; {rising ] {decreasing
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2. same as growing, 1. [prenominal]
Syn: growing(prenominal), incremental.
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3. (Music) increasing in some musical quality. Opposite of
decreasing. [Narrower terms: {accelerando ; {crescendo
]
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Raising bee
(gcide) | Raising \Rais"ing\ (r[=a]z"[i^]ng), n.
1. The act of lifting, setting up, elevating, exalting,
producing, or restoring to life.
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2. Specifically, the operation or work of setting up the
frame of a building; as, to help at a raising. [U.S.]
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3. The operation of embossing sheet metal, or of forming it
into cup-shaped or hollow articles, by hammering,
stamping, or spinning.
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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.
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Raising hammer
(gcide) | Raising \Rais"ing\ (r[=a]z"[i^]ng), n.
1. The act of lifting, setting up, elevating, exalting,
producing, or restoring to life.
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2. Specifically, the operation or work of setting up the
frame of a building; as, to help at a raising. [U.S.]
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3. The operation of embossing sheet metal, or of forming it
into cup-shaped or hollow articles, by hammering,
stamping, or spinning.
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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.
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Raising plate
(gcide) | Raising \Rais"ing\ (r[=a]z"[i^]ng), n.
1. The act of lifting, setting up, elevating, exalting,
producing, or restoring to life.
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2. Specifically, the operation or work of setting up the
frame of a building; as, to help at a raising. [U.S.]
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3. The operation of embossing sheet metal, or of forming it
into cup-shaped or hollow articles, by hammering,
stamping, or spinning.
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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.
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appraising
(wn) | appraising
adj 1: exercising or involving careful evaluations; "looked him
over with an appraising eye"; "the literary judge uses
many evaluative terms" [syn: appraising(a),
evaluative] |
braising
(wn) | braising
n 1: cooking slowly in fat in a closed pot with little moisture |
curtain raising
(wn) | curtain raising
n 1: the first performance (as of a theatrical production); "the
opening received good critical reviews" [syn: opening,
opening night, curtain raising] |
fire-raising
(wn) | fire-raising
n 1: malicious burning to destroy property; "the British term
for arson is fire-raising" [syn: arson, incendiarism,
fire-raising] |
fund-raising campaign
(wn) | fund-raising campaign
n 1: a campaign to raise money for some cause [syn: {fund-
raising campaign}, fund-raising drive, {fund-raising
effort}] |
fund-raising drive
(wn) | fund-raising drive
n 1: a campaign to raise money for some cause [syn: {fund-
raising campaign}, fund-raising drive, {fund-raising
effort}] |
fund-raising effort
(wn) | fund-raising effort
n 1: a campaign to raise money for some cause [syn: {fund-
raising campaign}, fund-raising drive, {fund-raising
effort}] |
hair-raising
(wn) | hair-raising
adj 1: extremely alarming [syn: bloodcurdling, hair-raising,
nightmarish] |
hell raising
(wn) | hell raising
n 1: making trouble just for the fun of it [syn: raising hell,
hell raising] |
house-raising
(wn) | house-raising
n 1: construction by a group of neighbors |
praising
(wn) | praising
adj 1: full of or giving praise; "a laudatory remark" [syn:
laudatory, praiseful, praising] |
raisin bran
(wn) | raisin bran
n 1: bran flakes with raisins |
raisin bread
(wn) | raisin bread
n 1: bread containing raisins |
raisin cookie
(wn) | raisin cookie
n 1: cookie containing raisins |
raisin moth
(wn) | raisin moth
n 1: moth whose larvae attack dried fruits and cereal products
[syn: raisin moth, Cadra figulilella] |
raisin-nut cookie
(wn) | raisin-nut cookie
n 1: cookie filled with a paste of raisins and nuts |
raising
(wn) | raising
adj 1: increasing in quantity or value; "a cost-raising increase
in the basic wage rate"
n 1: the event of something being raised upward; "an elevation
of the temperature in the afternoon"; "a raising of the
land resulting from volcanic activity" [syn: elevation,
lift, raising]
2: the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were
treated as a child [syn: raising, rearing, nurture]
3: helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the
community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more
important" [syn: breeding, bringing up, fostering,
fosterage, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringing] |
raising hell
(wn) | raising hell
n 1: making trouble just for the fun of it [syn: raising hell,
hell raising] |
seeded raisin
(wn) | seeded raisin
n 1: seeded grape that has been dried |
seedless raisin
(wn) | seedless raisin
n 1: dried seedless grape [syn: seedless raisin, sultana] |
self-raising flour
(wn) | self-raising flour
n 1: a commercially prepared mixture of flour and salt and a
leavening agent [syn: self-rising flour, {self-raising
flour}] |
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