slovo | definícia |
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
[WordNet 1.5]
2. same as growing, 1. [prenominal]
Syn: growing(prenominal), incremental.
[WordNet 1.5]
3. (Music) increasing in some musical quality. Opposite of
decreasing. [Narrower terms: {accelerando ; {crescendo
]
[WordNet 1.5] |
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arm raising forward (encz) | arm raising forward,předpažit v: Zdeněk Brož |
arm raising upward (encz) | arm raising upward,vzpažit v: Zdeněk Brož |
fund-raising campaign (encz) | fund-raising campaign, n: |
fund-raising drive (encz) | fund-raising drive, n: |
fund-raising effort (encz) | fund-raising effort, n: |
raising awareness of sth (encz) | raising awareness of sth,zvyšování povědomí o nečem web |
raising hell (encz) | raising hell, n: |
self-raising flour (encz) | self-raising flour, n: |
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.
[1913 Webster]
2. Specifically, the operation or work of setting up the
frame of a building; as, to help at a raising. [U.S.]
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
2. Specifically, the operation or work of setting up the
frame of a building; as, to help at a raising. [U.S.]
[1913 Webster]
3. The operation of embossing sheet metal, or of forming it
into cup-shaped or hollow articles, by hammering,
stamping, or spinning.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
2. Specifically, the operation or work of setting up the
frame of a building; as, to help at a raising. [U.S.]
[1913 Webster]
3. The operation of embossing sheet metal, or of forming it
into cup-shaped or hollow articles, by hammering,
stamping, or spinning.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster] |
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}] |
raising hell (wn) | raising hell
n 1: making trouble just for the fun of it [syn: raising hell,
hell raising] |
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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