| algebraist | (n) a mathematician whose specialty is algebra |
| appraisal | (n) the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth, Syn. assessment |
| appraisal | (n) a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation), Syn. estimation, estimate |
| appraisal | (n) an expert estimation of the quality, quantity, and other characteristics of someone or something |
| appraiser | (n) one who estimates officially the worth or value or quality of things, Syn. valuator |
| appraiser | (n) one who determines authenticity (as of works of art) or who guarantees validity, Syn. authenticator |
| braise | (v) cook in liquid, Example: braise beef |
| braising | (n) cooking slowly in fat in a closed pot with little moisture |
| creme de fraise | (n) strawberry-flavored liqueur |
| critical appraisal | (n) an appraisal based on careful analytical evaluation, Syn. critical analysis |
| curtain raiser | (n) any preliminary activity |
| curtain raiser | (n) a short play presented before the main play |
| fraise | (n) a ruff for the neck worn in the 16th century |
| fraise | (n) sloping or horizontal rampart of pointed stakes |
| fund-raise | (v) raise money for a cause or project, Syn. fund raise, fundraise, Example: We are fundraising for AIDS research |
| fundraiser | (n) someone who solicits financial contributions |
| fundraiser | (n) a social function that is held for the purpose of raising money |
| fund-raising campaign | (n) a campaign to raise money for some cause, Syn. fund-raising drive, fund-raising effort |
| hair-raiser | (n) excitation that makes your hair stand up or that chills your bones, Syn. chiller, Example: the movie was an old-fashioned hair-raiser |
| hebraist | (n) linguist specializing in the Hebrew language |
| house-raising | (n) construction by a group of neighbors |
| mithraism | (n) ancient Persian religion; popular among Romans during first three centuries a.d., Syn. Mithraicism |
| mithraist | (n) adherent of Mithraism |
| overpraise | (v) praise excessively |
| praise | (n) an expression of approval and commendation, Syn. congratulations, extolment, kudos, Example: he always appreciated praise for his work |
| praise | (n) offering words of homage as an act of worship, Example: they sang a hymn of praise to God |
| praise | (v) express approval of, Ant. criticize, Example: The parents praised their children for their academic performance |
| praiseworthiness | (n) the quality of being worthy of praise, Syn. laudableness, laudability |
| praisworthiness | (n) the property of deserving praise |
| raisable | (adj) capable of being raised, Syn. raiseable, Example: the roadster had a raisable sunroof |
| raise | (n) the amount a salary is increased, Syn. hike, wage increase, wage hike, rise, salary increase, Example: he got a 3% raise; he got a wage hike |
| raise | (n) increasing the size of a bet (as in poker), Example: I'll see your raise and double it |
| raise | (v) raise the level or amount of something, Example: raise my salary; raise the price of bread |
| raise | (v) raise from a lower to a higher position, See also: lift up, Syn. bring up, lift, elevate, get up, Ant. lower, Example: Raise your hands; Lift a load |
| raise | (v) cause to be heard or known; express or utter, Example: raise a shout; raise a protest; raise a sad cry |
| raise | (v) collect funds for a specific purpose, Example: The President raised several million dollars for his college |
| raise | (v) summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic, Syn. bring up, conjure, conjure up, invoke, call down, evoke, put forward, call forth, arouse, stir, Example: raise the specter of unemployment; he conjured wild birds in the air; call down the spirits from the mountain |
| raise | (v) construct, build, or erect, Syn. put up, rear, erect, set up, Ant. level, Example: Raise a barn |
| raise | (v) create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise, Example: raise hell; raise the roof; raise Cain |
| raise | (v) cause to puff up with a leaven, Syn. leaven, prove, Example: unleavened bread |
| raise | (v) bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level |
| raise | (v) bet more than the previous player |
| raise | (v) put forward for consideration or discussion, Syn. bring up, Example: raise the question of promotions; bring up an unpleasant topic |
| raise | (v) pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth, Example: raise your `o' |
| raise | (v) activate or stir up, Example: raise a mutiny |
| raise | (v) establish radio communications with, Example: They managed to raise Hanoi last night |
| raise | (v) multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3 |
| raise | (v) bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project, Example: raised edges |
| raise | (v) invigorate or heighten, Syn. lift, Example: lift my spirits; lift his ego |
| raised doughnut | (n) a doughnut made light with yeast rather than baking powder |
| Algebraist | n. One versed in algebra. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Appraisable | a. Capable of being appraised. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Appraisal | n. [ See Appraise. Cf. Apprizal. ] A valuation by an authorized person; an appraisement. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Appraise | v. t. Enoch . . . appraised his weight. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ] Appraised the Lycian custom. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ] ☞ In the United States, this word is often pronounced, and sometimes written, apprize. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Appraisement | n. [ See Appraise. Cf. Apprizement. ] The act of setting the value; valuation by an appraiser; estimation of worth. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Appraiser | n. [ See Appraise, Apprizer. ] One who appraises; esp., a person appointed and sworn to estimate and fix the value of goods or estates. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Araise | v. t. To raise. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Bepraise | v. t. To praise greatly or extravagantly. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Braise | v. t. [ F. braiser, fr. braise coals. ] (Cookery) To stew or broil in a covered kettle or pan. [ 1913 Webster ] A braising kettle has a deep cover which holds coals; consequently the cooking is done from above, as well as below. Mrs. Henderson. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Braiser | n. A kettle or pan for braising. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Braize | |
| Braize | |
| Dispraisable | a. Blamable. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Dispraise | v. t. Dispraising the power of his adversaries. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ] I dispraised him before the wicked, that the wicked might not fall in love with him. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Dispraise | n. [ Cf. OF. despris. See Dispraise, v. t. ] The act of dispraising; detraction; blame censure; reproach; disparagement. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ] In praise and in dispraise the same. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Dispraiser | n. One who blames or dispraises. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Dispraisingly | adv. By way of dispraise. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| fire-raising | n. malicious burning to destroy property; arson. [ Mostly British usage ] |
| Fraischeur | ‖n. [ OF.; F fraicheur, fr. frais, fem. fraîche, fresh; of German origin. See Frash, a. ] Freshness; coolness. [ R. ] Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Fraise | n. [ See Froise. ] A large and thick pancake, with slices of bacon in it. [ Obs. ] Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Fraise | ‖n. [ F. fraise, orig., a ruff, cf. F. frise frieze, E. frieze a coarse stuff. ] |
| Fraise | v. t. (Mil.) To protect, as a line of troops, against an onset of cavalry, by opposing bayonets raised obliquely forward. Wilhelm. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Fraised | a. Fortified with a fraise. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Hebraism | n. [ Cf. F. hébraïsme. ] [ 1913 Webster ] The governing idea of Hebraism is strictness of conscience. M. Arnold. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Hebraist | n. [ Cf. F. hébraïste. ] One versed in the Hebrew language and learning. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Hebraistic | a. Pertaining to, or resembling, the Hebrew language or idiom. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Hebraistically | adv. In a Hebraistic sense or form. [ 1913 Webster ] Which is Hebraistically used in the New Testament. Kitto. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| High-raised | a. |
| house-raising | n. A gathering for the construction of a house by a group of neighbors, usually in a rural community, and sometimes accomplished in a single day; similar to a |
| Karaism | n. Doctrines of the Karaites. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Livraison | ‖n. [ F., fr. L. liberatio a setting free, in LL., a delivering up. See Liberation. ] A part of a book or literary composition printed and delivered by itself; a number; a part. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Mispraise | v. t. To praise amiss. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Misraise | v. t. To raise or excite unreasonable. “Misraised fury.” Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Mithraism | prop. n. The ancient Persian religion which worshiped |
| Mithraist | prop. n. An adherent of Mithraism. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
| mithraistic | |
| Oraison | n. See Orison. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| overappraisal | n. an appraisal that is too high. |
| Overpraise | v. t. [ Cf. Overprize, Superpraise. ] To praise excessively or unduly. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Overpraising | n. The act of praising unduly; excessive praise. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Praisable | a. Fit to be praised; praise-worthy; laudable; commendable. Wyclif (2 Tim. ii. 15). [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Praisably | adv. In a praisable manner. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Praise | v. t. Let her own works praise her in the gates. Prov. xxxi. 31. [ 1913 Webster ] We praise not Hector, though his name, we know, Praise ye him, all his angels; praise ye him, all his hosts! Ps. cxlviii. 2. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Praise | n. [ OE. preis, OF. preis price, worth, value, estimation. See Praise, v., Price. ] There are men who always confound the praise of goodness with the practice. Rambler. [ 1913 Webster ] ☞ Praise may be expressed by an individual, and thus differs from fame, renown, and celebrity, which are always the expression of the approbation of numbers, or public commendation. [ 1913 Webster ] He is thy praise, and he is thy God. Deut. x. 21. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Praiseful | a. Praiseworthy. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Praiseful | a. Praiseworthy. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Praiseless | a. Without praise or approbation. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Praise-meeting | n. A religious service mainly in song. [ Local, U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Praisement | n. Appraisement. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Praiser | n. |