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Renown :: Renown (v.) The state of being much known and talked of; exalted reputation derived from the extensive praise of great achievements or accomplishments; fame; celebrity; -- always in a good sense.

Sextillion :: Sextillion (n.) According to the method of numeration (which is followed also in the United States), the number expressed by a unit with twenty-one ciphers annexed. According to the English method, a million raised to the sixth power, or the number expressed by a unit with thirty-six ciphers annexed. See Numeration..

Embankment :: Embankment (n.) A structure of earth, gravel, etc., raised to prevent water from overflowing a level tract of country, to retain water in a reservoir, or to carry a roadway, etc..

Doxological :: Doxological (a.) Pertaining to doxology; giving praise to God.

Hawk :: Hawk (v. t.) To raise by hawking, as phlegm..

Embossment :: Embossment (n.) A bosslike prominence; figure in relief; raised work; jut; protuberance; esp., a combination of raised surfaces having a decorative effect..

Personate :: Personate (v. t.) To celebrate loudly; to extol; to praise.

Levy :: Levy (v. t.) To raise or collect by assessment; to exact by authority; as, to levy taxes, toll, tribute, or contributions..

Bud :: Bud (v. t.) To graft, as a plant with another or into another, by inserting a bud from the one into an opening in the bark of the other, in order to raise, upon the budded stock, fruit different from that which it would naturally bear..

Valuer :: Valuer (n.) One who values; an appraiser.

Panegyrist :: Panegyrist (n.) One who delivers a panegyric; a eulogist; one who extols or praises, either by writing or speaking..

Dash :: Dash (n.) The line drawn through a figure in the thorough bass, as a direction to raise the interval a semitone..

Raise :: Raise (v. t.) To elevate in degree according to some scale; as, to raise the pitch of the voice; to raise the temperature of a room..

Elevate :: Elevate (v. t.) To raise to a higher pitch, or to a greater degree of loudness; -- said of sounds; as, to elevate the voice..

Elevator :: Elevator (n.) One who, or that which, raises or lifts up anything.

Bobbery :: Bobbery (n.) A squabble; a tumult; a noisy disturbance; as, to raise a bobbery..

Beslobber :: Beslobber (v. t.) To slobber on; to smear with spittle running from the mouth. Also Fig.: as, to beslobber with praise..

Bless :: Bless (v. t.) To praise, or glorify; to extol for excellences..

Underspore :: Underspore (v. t.) To raise with a spar, or piece of wood, used as a lever..

Calorie :: Calorie (n.) The unit of heat according to the French standard; the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram (sometimes, one gram) of water one degree centigrade, or from 0� to 1�. Compare the English standard unit, Foot pound..

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