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rise — v. & n. v.intr. (past rose; past part. risen) 1 move from a lower position to a higher one; come or go up. 2 grow, project, expand, or incline upwards; become higher. 3 (of the sun, moon, or stars) appear above the horizon. 4 a get up from lying… … Useful english dictionary
Rise — (r[imac]z), v. i. [imp. {Rose} (r[=o]z); p. p. {Risen}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rising}.] [AS. r[=i]san; akin to OS. r[=i]san, D. rijzen, OHG. r[=i]san to rise, fall, Icel. r[=i]sa, Goth. urreisan, G. reise journey. CF. {Arise}, {Raise}, {Rear}, v.] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rise of the Triad — Rise of the Triad: Dark War Game Manual Art Developer(s) Apogee Software Publisher(s) … Wikipedia
Arms control — is an umbrella term for restrictions upon the development, production, stockpiling, proliferation, and usage of weapons, especially weapons of mass destruction. Arms control is typically exercised through the use of diplomacy which seeks to… … Wikipedia
rise — [n1] increase, improvement acceleration, accession, accretion, addition, advance, advancement, aggrandizement, ascent, augmentation, boost, breakthrough, climb, distention, doubling, enlargement, growth, heightening, hike, increment, inflation,… … New thesaurus
Rise of the Robots — Infobox VG title = Rise of the Robots developer = Mirage publisher = Time Warner Interactive designer = Andy Clark, Richard Joseph, Kwan Lee, Sean Naden, Jason Page engine = released = 1994 genre = Fighting game modes = Single player, Two player… … Wikipedia
Rise of the Ottoman Empire — History of the Ottoman Empire This article is part of a series Foundation (1299–1402) … Wikipedia
Rise of Rome — The rise of Rome to dominate the overt politics of Europe, North Africa and the Near East completely from the 1st century BC to the 4th century AD, is the subject of a great deal of analysis by historians, military strategists, political… … Wikipedia
Rise the Euphrates — Infobox Book | name = Rise the Euphrates title orig = translator = image caption = author = Carol Edgarian illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Novel publisher = Random House release date = 1994 … Wikipedia
rise — 1. verb 1) the sun rose Syn: move up/upwards, come up, make one s/its way up, arise, ascend, climb, mount, soar Ant: fall, descend, set 2) the mountains rising above us … Thesaurus of popular words
