RAISE

5 letters 5 Scrabble points /ɹeɪz/

Definition of RAISE

noun

  1. An increase in wages or salary; a rise (UK).

    "The boss gave me a raise."

  2. A shoulder exercise in which the arms are elevated against resistance.

  3. A shot in which the delivered stone bumps another stone forward.

verb

  1. (physical) To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.

    "to raise your hand if you want to say something; to raise your walking stick to defend yourself"

  2. To create, increase or develop.

    "We need to raise the motivation level in the company."

  3. To establish contact with (e.g., by telephone or radio).

    "Despite all the call congestion, she was eventually able to raise the police."

Related words: lift

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters R A I S E
Length 5 letters
Scrabble Score 5 points

Anagrams of RAISE

Words that use the same letters:

AESIR AIRES ARIES ARISE ERISA SAIRE SERAI

Words Containing "RAISE"

APPRAISE APPRAISED APPRAISEMENT APPRAISER APPRAISERS APPRAISES ARAISE BEPRAISE BEPRAISEMENT BEPRAISER BETRAISE BRAISE BRAISED BRAISES CORAISE CRAISEY DESPRAISE DISPRAISE DISPRAISED DISPRAISER

Words Starting with "RAISE"

RAISEABLE RAISED RAISEMAN RAISER RAISERS RAISES

Words Ending with "RAISE"

APPRAISE ARAISE BEPRAISE BETRAISE BRAISE CORAISE DESPRAISE DISPRAISE FRAISE FUNDRAISE HEBRAISE MISAPPRAISE MISPRAISE MISRAISE OUTPRAISE OUTRAISE OVERAPPRAISE OVERPRAISE PRAISE REAPPRAISE