erects
Raises from ground
Erects is the present tense of erect, meaning to build, construct, or raise into an upright position.
Workers erect scaffolding; committees erect monuments; someone erects a tent.
The word also applies to abstract constructions: She erects barriers to intimacy.
In physiological contexts, erects describes tissue becoming rigid with blood flow.
Creates by assembling parts
- constructsBuilds or creates
- raisesLifts or increases
- assemblesBrings components together
- puts upRaises or tolerates
scaffolding · framework · structure · crane · girders · beams · foundation · edifice
Stirring to heightened state
- engorgementOverfilling causing swelling
- tumescenceState of being swollen
- stiffensBecomes less pliable
- rigidityState of being unbending
erectile · stimulation · blood flow · vasodilation · penile · nipple · response · involuntary
Makes not crooked
- uprightsVertical load-bearing posts
- liftsRaises or carries upward
- raisesLifts or increases
- standsRemains upright; tolerates
positions · spine · shoulders · head · dignified · tall · vertical · aligns
Establishes or organizations
- foundsCreates and establishes
- createsBrings into being
- sets upPrepares or establishes
- establishesCreates or sets up
organizes · forms · inaugurates · constitutes · initiates · launches · introduces · implements
builds
Creates by assembling parts
- constructsBuilds or creates
- raisesLifts or increases
- assemblesBrings components together
puts up · scaffolding · framework · structure · crane · girders · beams · foundation · edifice · monument
arousal
Stirring to heightened state
- engorgementOverfilling causing swelling
- tumescenceState of being swollen
- stiffensBecomes less pliable
rigidity · erectile · stimulation · blood flow · vasodilation · penile · nipple · response · involuntary · autonomic
straightens
Makes not crooked
stands · positions · spine · shoulders · head · dignified · tall · vertical · aligns · squares
institutes
Establishes or organizations
establishes · organizes · forms · inaugurates · constitutes · initiates · launches · introduces · implements · installs
erectsdemolishes
Tears down completely
tears down · razes · destroys · dismantles · knocks down
erectslowers
Decreases or brings down
lays down · fells · flattens · prostrates · topples
erectsabolishes
Officially ends or eliminates
dissolves · disbands · eliminates · dismantles · annuls
- Erector SetMetal building toy system
- erect earsUpstanding animal hearing organs
- erect postureBody held vertically straight
erect, erection, erected, erecting, erector, erectness, erectors