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1: above the surround or above the normal position; "a raised design"; "raised eyebrows" [ant: {lowered}] 2: embellished with a raised pattern created by pressure or embroidery; "brocaded silk"; "an e...

1: a doughnut made light with yeast rather than baking powder

1: a bridge partner who increases the partner's bid 2: someone concerned with the science or art or business of cultivating the soil [syn: {agriculturist}, {cultivator}, {grower}]

1: dried grape

1: bran flakes with raisins

1: bread containing raisins

1: cookie containing raisins

1: moth whose larvae attack dried fruits and cereal products [syn: {Cadra figulilella}]

1: cookie filled with a paste of raisins and nuts

1: increasing in quantity or value; "a cost-raising increase in the basic wage rate" n 1: the event of something being raised upward; "an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon"; "a raising of ...

1: making trouble just for the fun of it [syn: {hell raising}]

1: reason for being 2: the purpose that justifies a thing's existence

1: an Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices

1: radioactive iodine test that measures the amount of radioactive iodine taken up by the thyroid gland [syn: {radioactive iodine uptake test}]

1: British dominion over India (1757-1947)

1: a Hindu prince or king in India [syn: {rajah}] 2: type genus of the family Rajidae [syn: {genus Raja}]

1: common European skate used as food [syn: {gray skate}]

1: most plentiful skate in North American inshore waters in summer; to 21 inches [syn: {little skate}]

1: one of the largest skates (to 5 feet); an active skate easy to hook [syn: {barndoor skate}]

1: cold-water bottom fish with spines on the back; to 40 inches [syn: {thorny skate}]

1: the seventh month of the Islamic calendar

1: a Hindu prince or king in India [syn: {raja}]

1: the second highest of the four varnas: the noble or warrior category

1: bottom-dwelling tropical rays: skates [syn: {family Rajidae}]

1: fish with dorsoventrally flattened bodies; includes: rays; skates; guitarfishes; sawfishes [syn: {order Rajiformes}, {Batoidei}, {order Batoidei}]

1: a member of the dominant Hindu military caste in northern India [syn: {Rajput}]

1: a member of the dominant Hindu military caste in northern India [syn: {Rajpoot}]

1: a mountain peak in the Karakoram Range in northern Kashmir (25,560 feet high)

1: a dissolute man in fashionable society [syn: {profligate}, {rip}, {blood}, {roue}] 2: degree of deviation from a horizontal plane; "the roof had a steep pitch" [syn: {pitch}, {slant}] 3: a long-han...

1: the handle of a rake

1: earn large sums of money; "Since she accepted the new position, she has been raking it in" [syn: {shovel in}]

1: take money from an illegal transaction

1: bring to light; "He raked up the misdeeds of his predecessor"

1: a percentage (of winnings or loot or profit) taken by an operator or gangster [syn: {vigorish}]

1: marked by smartness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat" [syn: {dapper}, {dashing}, {jaunty}, {natty}, {raffish}, {smart}, {spiffy}, {snappy}, {spruce}] 2: marked by a car...

1: in a rakish manner; "she wore her hat rakishly at an angle" [syn: {raffishly}, {carelessly}]

1: the quality of a rake 2: stylishness as evidenced by a smart appearance [syn: {jauntiness}, {nattiness}, {dapperness}]

1: a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders); "the death rattle" [syn: {rattle}, {rattling}]

1: English courtier (a favorite of Elizabeth I) who tried to colonize Virginia; introduced potatoes and tobacco to England (1552-1618) [syn: {Raleigh}, {Walter Raleigh}, {Sir Walter Raleigh}, {Walter ...

1: English courtier (a favorite of Elizabeth I) who tried to colonize Virginia; introduced potatoes and tobacco to England (1552-1618) [syn: {Walter Raleigh}, {Sir Walter Raleigh}, {Ralegh}, {Walter R...

1: gradually decreasing in tempo [syn: {ritardando}, {ritenuto}, {rit.}] adv : slowing down; "this passage should be played rallentando"

1: rails; crakes; gallinules; coots [syn: {family Rallidae}]

{rally}

1: a large gathering of people intended to arouse enthusiasm [syn: {mass meeting}] 2: the feat of mustering strength for a renewed effort; "he singled to start a rally in the 9th inning"; "he feared t...

1: rousing or recalling to unity and renewed effort; "a rallying cry" n 1: the act of mobilizing for a common purpose; "the bell was a signal for the rallying of the whole neighborhood" 2: the feat of...

1: a slogan used to rally support for a cause; "a cry to arms"; "our watchword will be `democracy'" [syn: {war cry}, {battle cry}, {cry}, {watchword}] 2: a yell intended to rally a group of soldiers i...

1: a point or principle on which scattered or opposing groups can come together

1: United States philosopher (1876-1957) [syn: {Perry}]

1: United States diplomat and United Nations official (1904-1971) [syn: {Bunche}, {Ralph Johnson Bunche}]

1: United States novelist who wrote about a young Black man and his struggles in American society (1914-1994) [syn: {Ellison}, {Ralph Waldo Ellison}]

1: United States diplomat and United Nations official (1904-1971) [syn: {Bunche}, {Ralph Bunche}]

1: British stage and screen actor noted for playing classic roles (1902-1983) [syn: {Richardson}, {Sir Ralph David Richardson}]

1: English composer influenced by folk tunes and music of the Tudor period (1872-1958) [syn: {Vaughan Williams}]

1: United States novelist who wrote about a young Black man and his struggles in American society (1914-1994) [syn: {Ellison}, {Ralph Ellison}]

1: United States writer and leading exponent of transcendentalism (1803-1882) [syn: {Emerson}]

1: the most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on; an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to be stored or accessed in a...

1: (computer science) a virtual drive that is created by setting aside part of the random-access memory to use as if it were a group of sectors; "access to a RAM disk is very fast but the data it cont...

1: strike or drive against with a heavy impact; "ram the gate with a sledgehammer"; "pound on the door" [syn: {ram}, {pound}] 2: teach by drills and repetition [syn: {hammer in}, {drill in}, {beat in}...

1: make clear by special emphasis and try to convince somebody of something; "drive home a point or an argument"; "I'm trying to drive home these basic ideas" [syn: {drive home}, {press home}]

1: annual of southern United States to Mexico having large whitish or yellowish flowers mottled with purple and a long curving beak [syn: {common unicorn plant}, {devil's claw}, {common devil's claw},...