raisings
Barn building gatherings
Raisings is the plural of raising, the act of lifting, elevating, or bringing up.
The word appears in contexts where multiple instances occur: barn raisings, flag raisings, fund raisings.
A barn raising is a communal event where neighbors gather to construct a barn frame in a single day—the plural suggests a tradition of such gatherings.
Reproductive cultivation of organisms
- husbandryFarm management practice
- rearingNurturing to maturity
- cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
- poultryBirds raised for food
pigs · sheep · farming · herd · flock · ranching · stockyard · feedlot
Childhood care and training
- nurturingSupportive care-giving
- parentingNurturing and guiding children
- fosteringPromoting development or growth
- socializationInternalizing cultural norms
discipline · mentorship · guidance · values · education · caregiving · development · formation
Flour-liquid mixture for baking
- breadLeavened flour product
- yeastFermenting fungus
- proofingChecking for errors
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
baking · risen · loaves · oven · gluten · kneading · brioche · sourdough
Collective of connected people
- AmishTraditional simple-living sect
- neighborsThose dwelling nearby
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- cooperativeJointly operated enterprise
teamwork · volunteers · tradition · rural · fellowship · helping · bee · celebration
Gifts to organizations
- charityVoluntary aid for others
- campaignsOrganized efforts toward goals
- pledgesFormal promises given
- telethonExtended charity broadcast
gala · auction · collection · appeals · benefactors · sponsors · crowdfunding · philanthropy
breeding
Reproductive cultivation of organisms
- husbandryFarm management practice
- rearingNurturing to maturity
- cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
poultry · pigs · sheep · farming · herd · flock · ranching · stockyard · feedlot · pasture
upbringing
Childhood care and training
- nurturingSupportive care-giving
- parentingNurturing and guiding children
- fosteringPromoting development or growth
socialization · discipline · mentorship · guidance · values · education · caregiving · development · formation · cultivation
dough
Flour-liquid mixture for baking
fermentation · baking · risen · loaves · oven · gluten · kneading · brioche · sourdough · sponge
community
Collective of connected people
- AmishTraditional simple-living sect
- neighborsThose dwelling nearby
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
cooperative · teamwork · volunteers · tradition · rural · fellowship · helping · bee · celebration · timber-frame
donations
Gifts to organizations
telethon · gala · auction · collection · appeals · benefactors · sponsors · crowdfunding · philanthropy · contributions
ceremony
Formal event marking occasions
patriotic · salute · anthem · reveille · colors · standard · banner · unfurling · military · memorial
raisingslowerings
Acts of moving downward
droppings · descents · sinkings · fallings · submersions
raisingslowerings
Acts of moving downward
reductions · decreases · slashings · curtailments · cuts
raisingsdemolitions
Deliberate structural destructions
teardowns · destructions · dismantlings · levelings · knockdowns
- 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