Rise vs Tower - What's the difference?
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(label) To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.
# To move upwards.
# To grow upward; to attain a certain height.
# To slope upward.
# (of a celestial body) To appear to move upwards from behind the horizon of a planet as a result of the planet's rotation.
#* 1898 , , (Moonfleet) , ,
# To become erect; to assume an upright position.
# To leave one's bed; to get up.
#* Old proverb
# (figurative) To be resurrected.
# (figurative) To terminate an official sitting; to adjourn.
#* (1800-1859)
(label) To increase in value or standing.
# To attain a higher status.
#* (rfdate) (Augustus Hare) (1834-1903)
#* (William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)
# Of a quantity, price, etc., to increase.
#* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-06, volume=408, issue=8843, page=68, magazine=(The Economist)
, title= # To become more and more dignified or forcible; to increase in interest or power; said of style, thought, or discourse.
#*
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, passage=The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward she became her old self again;
# To ascend on a musical scale; to take a higher pitch.
To begin; to develop.
# To develop.
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# To swell or puff up in the process of fermentation; to become light.
# (of a river) To have its source (in a particular place).
#* 1802 December 1, “Interesting description of the Montanna Real”, in The Monthly magazine, or, British register , Number 94 (Number 5 of Volume 14),
# To become perceptible to the senses, other than sight.
# To become agitated, opposed, or hostile; to go to war; to take up arms; to rebel.
#* (John Milton) (1608-1674)
#* (Alexander Pope) (1688-1744)
# To come to mind; to be suggested; to occur.
#* Spectator
(obsolete) To retire; to give up a siege.
* (Richard Knolles) (1545-1610)
To come; to offer itself.
* (Edmund Spenser) (c.1552–1599)
(printing, dated) To be lifted, or capable of being lifted, from the imposing stone without dropping any of the type; said of a form.
The process of or an action or instance of moving upwards or becoming greater.
The process of or an action or instance of coming to prominence.
(chiefly, UK) An increase (in a quantity, price, etc).
The amount of material extending from waist to crotch in a pair of trousers or shorts.
(UK, Ireland, Australia) An increase in someone's pay rate; a raise.
(Sussex) A small hill; used chiefly in place names .
An area of terrain that tends upward away from the viewer, such that it conceals the region behind it; a slope.
* 1884 , (Mark Twain), (The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn) , ,
An angry reaction.
A structure, usually taller than it is wide, often used as a lookout, usually unsupported by guy-wires.
(figuratively) Any item, such as a computer case, that is usually higher than it is wide.
(informal) An interlocking tower.
(figurative) A strong refuge; a defence.
* Bible, Psalms lxi. 3
(historical) A tall fashionable headdress.
* Hudibras
(obsolete) High flight; elevation.
The sixteenth trump or Major Arcana card in many decks, deemed an ill omen.
To be very tall.
* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-08-03, volume=408, issue=8847, magazine=(The Economist)
, title= To be high or lofty; to soar.
* (William Shakespeare)
(obsolete) To soar into.
One who tows.
* 1933 , Henry Sturmey, ?H. Walter Staner, The Autocar
As nouns the difference between rise and tower
is that rise is the process of or an action or instance of moving upwards or becoming greater while tower is control tower (for air traffic).As a verb rise
is (label) to move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.As a proper noun tower is
tower of london.rise
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) risen, from (etyl) . See also (l). (cognates) Cognate with (etyl) rize, (etyl) .Verb
- And still the hours passed, and at last I knew by the glimmer of light in the tomb above that the sun had risen again, and a maddening thirst had hold of me. And then I thought of all the barrels piled up in the vault and of the liquor that they held; and stuck not because 'twas spirit, for I would scarce have paused to sate that thirst even with molten lead.
- He that would thrive must rise by five.
- It was near ninebefore the House rose .
- among the rising theologians of Germany
- Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.
The rise of smart beta, passage=Investors face a quandary. Cash offers a return of virtually zero in many developed countries; government-bond yields may have risen in recent weeks but they are still unattractive. Equities have suffered two big bear markets since 2000 and are wobbling again. It is hardly surprising that pension funds, insurers and endowments are searching for new sources of return.}}
- Professor Peter Crome, chair of the audit's steering group, said the report "provides further concrete evidence that the care of patients with dementia in hospital is in need of a radical shake-up". While a few hospitals had risen to the challenge of improving patients' experiences, many have not, he said. The report recommends that all staff receive basic dementia awareness training, and staffing levels should be maintained to help such patients.
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- The majestic Marannon, or Amazon River, rises out of the Lake Launcocha, situated in the province of Tarma, in 10° 14? south latitude, and ten leagues to the north of Pasco.
- At our heels all hell should rise / With blackest insurrection.
- No more shall nation against nation rise .
- A thought rose in me, which often perplexes men of contemplative natures.
- He, rising with small honour from Gunza,was gone.
- There chanced to the prince's hand to rise / An ancient book.
Synonyms
* (move upwards) climb, go up * (be resurrected) be resurrected, come back from the dead * climb, increase, go upAntonyms
* (move upwards) descend, drop, fall, sink * (of a celestial body) set * be reduced, decrease, drop, fall, go downCoordinate terms
* raiseEtymology 2
From the above verb.Noun
(en noun)- The rise of the tide.
- There was a rise of nearly two degrees since yesterday.
- Exercise is usually accompanied by a temporary rise in blood pressure.
- The rise of the working class.
- The rise of the printing press.
- The rise of the feminists.
- The rise of his pants was so low that his tailbone was exposed.
- The governor just gave me a rise of 2-pounds-6.
- I went along up the bank with one eye out for pap and t?other one out for what the rise might fetch along.
- I knew that would get a rise out of him.
Synonyms
* (increase in pay) raiseAntonyms
* fallDerived terms
* earthrise * get a rise out of * moonrise * on the rise * pay rise * sunrise * take the riseStatistics
*tower
English
(wikipedia tower)Alternative forms
* (obsolete)Etymology 1
From (etyl) torr, from (etyl) turris. Probably influenced by Welsh .Noun
(en noun)- From the top of the tower we could see far off into the distance.
- Thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.
- Lay trains of amorous intrigues / In towers , and curls, and periwigs.
- (Johnson)
Synonyms
* donjonDerived terms
* control tower * guardtower * interlocking tower * radio tower * siege tower * tower of Babel * towers of Hanoi * tower of strength * watchtower * water towerSee also
* * mastVerb
Revenge of the nerds, passage=Think of banking today and the image is of grey-suited men in towering skyscrapers. Its future, however, is being shaped in converted warehouses and funky offices in San Francisco, New York and London, where bright young things in jeans and T-shirts huddle around laptops, sipping lattes or munching on free food.}}
- My lord protector's hawks do tower so well.
- (Milton)
Derived terms
* tower overEtymology 2
Noun
(en noun)- But as the tower and towee reached the cross-roads again, another car, negligently driven, came round the corner, hit the Morris, and severed the tow rope, sending the unfortunate car back again into the shop window