Definition of erect

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Erect (v. t.) To raise and place in an upright or perpendicular position; to set upright; to raise; as, to erect a pole, a flagstaff, a monument, etc..

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Founder :: Founder (n.) One who founds, establishes, and erects; one who lays a foundation; an author; one from whom anything originates; one who endows..
Gravestone :: Gravestone (n.) A stone laid over, or erected near, a grave, usually with an inscription, to preserve the memory of the dead; a tombstone..
Lichen :: Lichen (n.) One of a class of cellular, flowerless plants, (technically called Lichenes), having no distinction of leaf and stem, usually of scaly, expanded, frond-like forms, but sometimes erect or pendulous and variously branched. They derive their nourishment from the air, and generate by means of spores. The species are very widely distributed, and form irregular spots or patches, usually of a greenish or yellowish color, upon rocks, trees, and various bodies, to which they adhere with great
Erection :: Erection (n.) The state of being erected, lifted up, built, established, or founded; exaltation of feelings or purposes..
Hold :: Hold (v. t.) To bear, carry, or manage; as he holds himself erect; he holds his head high..
Erected :: Erected (imp. & p. p.) of Erec.
Sternsman :: Sternpost (n.) A straight piece of timber, or an iron bar or beam, erected on the extremity of the keel to support the rudder, and receive the ends of the planks or plates of the vessel..
Rise :: Rise (v.) To become erect; to assume an upright position; as, to rise from a chair or from a fall..
Niche :: Niche (n.) A cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the thickness of a wall, for a statue, bust, or other erect ornament. hence, any similar position, literal or figurative..
Solenoglypha :: Solenoglypha (n. pl.) A suborder of serpents including those which have tubular erectile fangs, as the viper and rattlesnake. See Fang..
Erect :: Erect (v. t.) To set up as an assertion or consequence from premises, or the like..
Rouse :: Rouse (v.) To raise; to make erect.
Erect :: Erect (v. t.) To raise, as a building; to build; to construct; as, to erect a house or a fort; to set up; to put together the component parts of, as of a machine..
Couchant :: Couchant (v. t.) Lying down with head erect; squatting.
Mute :: Mute (n.) A little utensil made of brass, ivory, or other material, so formed that it can be fixed in an erect position on the bridge of a violin, or similar instrument, in order to deaden or soften the tone..
Structure :: Structure (n.) The act of building; the practice of erecting buildings; construction.
Erigible :: Erigible (a.) Capable of being erected.
League :: League (n.) A stone erected near a public road to mark the distance of a league.
Portate :: Portate (a.) Borne not erect, but diagonally athwart an escutcheon; as, a cross portate..
Monument :: Monument (n.) A building, pillar, stone, or the like, erected to preserve the remembrance of a person, event, action, etc.; as, the Washington monument; the Bunker Hill monument. Also, a tomb, with memorial inscriptions..
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