raising
Elevating from below
Raising is the act of lifting, elevating, or bringing up.
You can raise an object physically raising the flag, raise children She's raising three kids on her own, or raise money for a cause.
In card games, a raise increases the bet.
Raising also means bringing something into existence or consideration: raising objections, raising awareness, raising the alarm.
Building or raising
- scaffoldingTemporary exterior work platform
- craneLifter or wader
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- girderMain structural support beam
beam · structure · hoisting · lifting · rigging · assembly · building · elevation
Flour-liquid mixture for baking
- yeastFermenting fungus
- proofingChecking for errors
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
- kneadingManual dough development
gluten · sourdough · loaf · oven · baker · artisanal · crust · boule
Person before puberty
- childrenYoung human beings
- familyRelated people together
- nurtureSupport growth and development
- upbringingChildhood care and training
rearing · nurturing · fostering · caregiving · guidance · discipline · values · education
Cultivated plants for harvest
- plantingPlacing seeds in earth
- harvestingGathering mature crops
- cultivationFostering growth through care
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
fertilizing · sowing · tilling · organic · greenhouse · horticulture · corn · wheat
Voluntary aid for others
- donationsGifts to organizations
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- galaFestive formal occasion
- auctionCompetitive public sale
philanthropy · nonprofit · sponsorship · crowdfunding · telethon · benefit · pledges · donors
erecting
Building or raising
- scaffoldingTemporary exterior work platform
- craneLifter or wader
- frameworkUnderlying support system
girder · beam · structure · hoisting · lifting · rigging · assembly · building · elevation · uprighting
dough
Flour-liquid mixture for baking
- yeastFermenting fungus
- proofingChecking for errors
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
kneading · gluten · sourdough · loaf · oven · baker · artisanal · crust · boule · levain
child
Person before puberty
upbringing · rearing · nurturing · fostering · caregiving · guidance · discipline · values · education · socialization
bet
Risked stake on outcome
call · fold · ante · wager · chips · all-in · reraise · table · hand · opponent
crops
Cultivated plants for harvest
- plantingPlacing seeds in earth
- harvestingGathering mature crops
- cultivationFostering growth through care
irrigation · fertilizing · sowing · tilling · organic · greenhouse · horticulture · corn · wheat · vegetables
charity
Voluntary aid for others
auction · philanthropy · nonprofit · sponsorship · crowdfunding · telethon · benefit · pledges · donors · grants
livestock
Domesticated farm animals
- cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
- poultryBirds raised for food
- chickensDomestic fowl for eggs
pigs · sheep · goats · herd · flock · husbandry · breeding · feeding · pasture · ranching
capital
Wealth used for investment
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
- fundingSupplying monetary resources
- ventureRisky new undertaking
equity · seed · IPO · investors · valuation · round · series · backing · financing · shareholders
- amplifyingboosting, magnifying, intensifying, heightening, strengthening
- poker tacticsbluff, bluffing, position play, pot odds, betting
- sound changesassimilation, elision, deletion, voicing, nasalization
- gamblinggamble, gambling, casinos, casino, bets
- pokerblinds, all-in, all in, call, seven-card stud
- movementsmove, step, turn, shift, slide
raisinglowering
Moving something downward
dropping · sinking · bringing down · descending · letting down
raisinglowering
Moving something downward
decreasing · reducing · lessening · diminishing · cutting
raisingrazing
Complete structural demolition
demolishing · tearing down · dismantling · destroying · leveling
- raising eyebrowsPrompting skeptical reactions
- raising the stakesIncreasing what's at risk
- raising the barIncreasing expected quality
- raising the roofCelebrating boisterously
- raising children
- raising handsElevating arms overhead