Definition of rising

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Rising (a.) Attaining a higher place; taking, or moving in, an upward direction; appearing above the horizon; ascending; as, the rising moon..

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Spouter :: Spout (v. t.) A discharge or jet of water or other liquid, esp. when rising in a column; also, a waterspout..
Toxotes :: Toxotes (n.) A genus of fishes comprising the archer fishes. See Archer fish.
Tardigrada :: Tardigrada (a.) A tribe of edentates comprising the sloths. They are noted for the slowness of their movements when on the ground. See Sloth, 3..
Inundation :: Inundation (n.) The act of inundating, or the state of being inundated; an overflow; a flood; a rising and spreading of water over grounds..
Juratory :: "Juratory (a.) Relating to or comprising an oath; as, juratory caution..
Twilight :: Twilight (n.) The light perceived before the rising, and after the setting, of the sun, or when the sun is less than 18? below the horizon, occasioned by the illumination of the earth's atmosphere by the direct rays of the sun and their reflection on the earth..
Arising :: Arising (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Aris.
Heliacal :: Heliacal (a.) Emerging from the light of the sun, or passing into it; rising or setting at the same, or nearly the same, time as the sun..
Insurrection :: Insurrection (n.) A rising in mass to oppose an enemy.
Tide :: Tide (prep.) The alternate rising and falling of the waters of the ocean, and of bays, rivers, etc., connected therewith. The tide ebbs and flows twice in each lunar day, or the space of a little more than twenty-four hours. It is occasioned by the attraction of the sun and moon (the influence of the latter being three times that of the former), acting unequally on the waters in different parts of the earth, thus disturbing their equilibrium. A high tide upon one side of the earth is accompanied
Vertebrata :: Vertebrata (n. pl.) One of the grand divisions of the animal kingdom, comprising all animals that have a backbone composed of bony or cartilaginous vertebrae, together with Amphioxus in which the backbone is represented by a simple undivided notochord. The Vertebrata always have a dorsal, or neural, cavity above the notochord or backbone, and a ventral, or visceral, cavity below it. The subdivisions or classes of Vertebrata are Mammalia, Aves, Reptilia, Amphibia, Pisces, Marsipobranchia, and Lep
Hepatogenous :: Hepatogenous (a.) Arising from the liver; due to a condition of the liver; as, hepatogenic jaundice..
Hypoptilum :: Hypoptilum (n.) An accessory plume arising from the posterior side of the stem of the contour feathers of many birds; -- called also aftershaft. See Illust. of Feather.
Decussated :: Decussated (a.) Consisting of two rising and two falling clauses, placed in alternate opposition to each other; as, a decussated period..
Stelleridan :: Stellerida (n. pl.) An extensive group of echinoderms, comprising the starfishes and ophiurans..
Garget :: Garget (n.) A diseased condition of the udders of cows, etc., arising from an inflammation of the mammary glands..
Tumid :: Tumid (a.) Rising above the level; protuberant.
Trinoctial :: Trinoctial (a.) Lasting during three nights; comprising three nights.
Frugivora :: Frugivora (n. pl.) The fruit bate; a group of the Cheiroptera, comprising the bats which live on fruits. See Eruit bat, under Fruit..
Misprision :: Misprision (n.) The act of misprising; misapprehension; misconception; mistake.
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