UPRISINGS

Noun

uprisings

plural of uprising

Anagrams

• suspiring

Source: Wiktionary


UPRISING

Up*ris"ing, n.

1. Act of rising; also, a steep place; an ascent. "The steep uprising of the hill." Shak.

2. An insurrection; a popular revolt. J. P. Peters.

UPRISE

Up*rise", v. i.

1. To rise; to get up; to appear from below the horizon. "Uprose the sun." Cowley. Uprose the virgin with the morning light. Pope.

2. To have an upward direction or inclination. Uprose the mystic mountain range. Tennyson.

Up*rise", n.

Definition: The act of rising; appearance above the horizon; rising. [R.] Did ever raven sing so like a lark, That gives sweet tidings of the sun's uprise Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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