| wrasse | | |
| n. (animal) | 1. wrasse | chiefly tropical marine fishes with fleshy lips and powerful teeth; usually brightly colored. |
| ~ percoid, percoid fish, percoidean | any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes. |
| ~ achoerodus gouldii, giant pigfish, pigfish | found around the Great Barrier Reef. |
| ~ hog snapper, hogfish, lachnolaimus maximus | large wrasse of western Atlantic; head of male resembles a pig's snout. |
| ~ halicoeres bivittatus, slippery dick | small wrasse of tropical Atlantic. |
| ~ halicoeres radiatus, pudding-wife, puddingwife | bluish and bronze wrasse; found from Florida keys to Brazil. |
| ~ bluehead, thalassoma bifasciatum | small Atlantic wrasse the male of which has a brilliant blue head. |
| ~ razor-fish, razor fish | any of several small wrasses with compressed sharp-edged heads of the West Indies and Mediterranean. |
| ~ blackfish, tautog, tautoga onitis | large dark-colored food fish of the Atlantic coast of North America. |
| ~ bergall, cunner, tautogolabrus adspersus | common in north Atlantic coastal waters of the United States. |
| rise | | |
| n. (event) | 1. rise | a growth in strength or number or importance. |
| ~ emergence, outgrowth, growth | the gradual beginning or coming forth.; "figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece" |
| ~ crime wave | a sudden rise in the crime rate. |
| ~ wave | something that rises rapidly.; "a wave of emotion swept over him"; "there was a sudden wave of buying before the market closed"; "a wave of conservatism in the country led by the hard right" |
| ~ spike | a sharp rise followed by a sharp decline.; "the seismograph showed a sharp spike in response to the temblor" |
| n. (act) | 2. ascending, ascension, ascent, rise | the act of changing location in an upward direction. |
| ~ movement, move, motion | the act of changing location from one place to another.; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path" |
| ~ levitation | the act of raising (a body) from the ground by presumably spiritualistic means. |
| ~ heave, heaving | the act of lifting something with great effort. |
| ~ mount, climb | the act of climbing something.; "it was a difficult climb to the top" |
| ~ soar, zoom | the act of rising upward into the air. |
| n. (object) | 3. acclivity, ascent, climb, raise, rise, upgrade | an upward slope or grade (as in a road).; "the car couldn't make it up the rise" |
| ~ incline, slope, side | an elevated geological formation.; "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of a mountain" |
| ~ uphill | the upward slope of a hill. |
| n. (event) | 4. ascension, ascent, rise, rising | a movement upward.; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon" |
| ~ change of location, travel | a movement through space that changes the location of something. |
| ~ climbing, mounting, climb | an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.). |
| ~ elevation, raising, lift | the event of something being raised upward.; "an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon"; "a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity" |
| ~ heave, heaving | an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling).; "the heaving of waves on a rough sea" |
| ~ liftoff | the initial ascent of a rocket from its launching pad. |
| ~ rapid climb, rapid growth, zoom | a rapid rise. |
| ~ takeoff | the initial ascent of an airplane as it becomes airborne. |
| ~ uplift, upthrow, upthrust, upheaval | (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building). |
| ~ uplifting | the rise of something.; "the uplifting of the clouds revealed the blue of a summer sky" |
| n. (attribute) | 5. hike, raise, rise, salary increase, wage hike, wage increase | the amount a salary is increased.; "he got a 3% raise"; "he got a wage hike" |
| ~ increment, increase | the amount by which something increases.; "they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare" |
| n. (attribute) | 6. rise, rising slope, upgrade | the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises. |
| ~ grade | the gradient of a slope or road or other surface.; "the road had a steep grade" |
| n. (event) | 7. lift, rise | a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground. |
| ~ moving ridge, wave | one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water). |
| n. (event) | 8. emanation, procession, rise | (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost.; "the emanation of the Holy Spirit"; "the rising of the Holy Ghost"; "the doctrine of the procession of the Holy Spirit from the Father and the Son" |
| ~ theological system, theology | a particular system or school of religious beliefs and teachings.; "Jewish theology"; "Roman Catholic theology" |
| ~ inception, origination, origin | an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events. |
| n. (attribute) | 9. boost, cost increase, hike, rise | an increase in cost.; "they asked for a 10% rise in rates" |
| ~ increment, increase | the amount by which something increases.; "they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare" |
| n. (act) | 10. advance, rise | increase in price or value.; "the news caused a general advance on the stock market" |
| ~ step-up, increase | the act of increasing something.; "he gave me an increase in salary" |
| v. (motion) | 11. arise, come up, go up, lift, move up, rise, uprise | move upward.; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows" |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| ~ scend, surge | rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave.; "the boats surged" |
| ~ climb, climb up, go up, mount | go upward with gradual or continuous progress.; "Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?" |
| ~ soar, soar up, soar upwards, surge, zoom | rise rapidly.; "the dollar soared against the yen" |
| ~ go up | be erected, built, or constructed.; "New buildings are going up everywhere" |
| ~ rocket, skyrocket | shoot up abruptly, like a rocket.; "prices skyrocketed" |
| ~ bubble | rise in bubbles or as if in bubbles.; "bubble to the surface" |
| ~ uplift | lift up from the earth, as by geologic forces.; "the earth's movement uplifted this part of town" |
| ~ chandelle | climb suddenly and steeply.; "The airplane chandelled" |
| ~ steam | rise as vapor. |
| ~ uprise, ascend, come up, rise | come up, of celestial bodies.; "The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends" |
| v. (change) | 12. climb, go up, rise | increase in value or to a higher point.; "prices climbed steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year" |
| ~ soar | go or move upward.; "The stock market soared after the cease-fire was announced" |
| ~ bull | advance in price.; "stocks were bulling" |
| ~ grow | become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain.; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast" |
| v. (motion) | 13. arise, get up, rise, stand up, uprise | rise to one's feet.; "The audience got up and applauded" |
| ~ take the floor | stand up to dance. |
| ~ change posture | undergo a change in bodily posture. |
| v. (stative) | 14. lift, rear, rise | rise up.; "The building rose before them" |
| ~ appear, seem, look | give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect.; "She seems to be sleeping"; "This appears to be a very difficult problem"; "This project looks fishy"; "They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time" |
| ~ hulk, tower, loom, predominate | appear very large or occupy a commanding position.; "The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain"; "Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall" |
| v. (motion) | 15. come up, rise, rise up, surface | come to the surface. |
| ~ ascend, go up | travel up,.; "We ascended the mountain"; "go up a ladder"; "The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope" |
| ~ emerge | come up to the surface of or rise.; "He felt new emotions emerge" |
| ~ resurface | reappear on the surface. |
| ~ bubble up, intumesce | move upwards in bubbles, as from the effect of heating; also used metaphorically.; "Gases bubbled up from the earth"; "Marx's ideas have bubbled up in many places in Latin America" |
| ~ well, swell | come up, as of a liquid.; "Tears well in her eyes"; "the currents well up" |
| v. (stative) | 16. arise, develop, grow, originate, rise, spring up, uprise | come into existence; take on form or shape.; "A new religious movement originated in that country"; "a love that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose" |
| ~ develop | be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest.; "The plot developed slowly" |
| ~ become | come into existence.; "What becomes has duration" |
| ~ resurge | rise again.; "His need for a meal resurged"; "The candidate resurged after leaving politics for several years" |
| ~ come forth, emerge | happen or occur as a result of something. |
| ~ come, follow | to be the product or result.; "Melons come from a vine"; "Understanding comes from experience" |
| ~ well up, swell | come up (as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things).; "Strong emotions welled up"; "Smoke swelled from it" |
| ~ head | take its rise.; "These rivers head from a mountain range in the Himalayas" |
| v. (motion) | 17. ascend, move up, rise | move to a better position in life or to a better job.; "She ascended from a life of poverty to one of great" |
| ~ change | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| v. (change) | 18. climb, mount, rise, wax | go up or advance.; "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered" |
| ~ jump | increase suddenly and significantly.; "Prices jumped overnight" |
| ~ increase | become bigger or greater in amount.; "The amount of work increased" |
| ~ gain, advance | rise in rate or price.; "The stock market gained 24 points today" |
| v. (change) | 19. heighten, rise | become more extreme.; "The tension heightened" |
| ~ increase | make bigger or more.; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted" |
| v. (body) | 20. arise, get up, rise, turn out, uprise | get up and out of bed.; "I get up at 7 A.M. every day"; "They rose early"; "He uprose at night" |
| v. (change) | 21. climb up, jump, rise | rise in rank or status.; "Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list" |
| ~ change | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| v. (emotion) | 22. rise | become heartened or elated.; "Her spirits rose when she heard the good news" |
| v. (competition) | 23. rise | exert oneself to meet a challenge.; "rise to a challenge"; "rise to the occasion" |
| ~ tackle, undertake, take on | accept as a challenge.; "I'll tackle this difficult task" |
| v. (social) | 24. arise, rebel, rise, rise up | take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance. |
| ~ dissent, protest, resist | express opposition through action or words.; "dissent to the laws of the country" |
| ~ revolt | make revolution.; "The people revolted when bread prices tripled again" |
| ~ mutiny | engage in a mutiny against an authority. |
| v. (motion) | 25. prove, rise | increase in volume.; "the dough rose slowly in the warm room" |
| ~ grow | become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain.; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast" |
| v. (motion) | 26. ascend, come up, rise, uprise | come up, of celestial bodies.; "The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends" |
| ~ astronomy, uranology | the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole. |
| ~ go up, rise, move up, lift, arise, come up, uprise | move upward.; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows" |
| v. (body) | 27. resurrect, rise, uprise | return from the dead.; "Christ is risen!"; "The dead are to uprise" |
| ~ resurrect, upraise, raise | cause to become alive again.; "raise from the dead"; "Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected"; "Upraising ghosts" |
| ~ return | go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before.; "return to your native land"; "the professor returned to his teaching position after serving as Dean" |
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