rise: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 4 letter points · starts with R · ends with E
Meaning of rise
verb
- intransitive
To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground. To move upwards.
Example: We watched the balloon rise.
- intransitive
To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground. To grow upward; to attain a certain height.
Example: This elm tree rises to a height of seventy feet.
- intransitive
To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground. To slope upward.
Example: The path rises as you approach the foot of the hill.
- intransitive
To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground. To appear to move upwards from behind the horizon of a planet as a result of the planet's rotation.
Example: The sun was rising in the East.
Listed forms: rises, rising, rose, risen, rised, glossary.
Source: Wiktionary — rise.
noun
The process of or an action or instance of moving upwards or becoming greater.
Example: The rise of the tide.
The process of or an action or instance of coming to prominence.
Example: The rise of the working class.
- Australia, Canada, New-Zealand, South-Africa, UK, also
An increase in a quantity, price, etc.
The amount of material extending from waist to crotch in a pair of trousers or shorts.
Example: The rise of his pants was so low that his tailbone was exposed.
Listed forms: rises, rize.
Source: Wiktionary — rise.
noun
- alt-of, alternative
Alternative form of rice (“twig”).
Base or related entry: rice.
Listed forms: rises.
Source: Wiktionary — rise.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for rise.
noun
the act of changing location in an upward direction
noun
an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
noun
a movement upward; rise above the ground
noun
the amount a salary is increased
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is rise in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of rise
R(1) + I(1) + S(1) + E(1) = 4 points.
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Anagrams of rise
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from rise
12 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in rise. Showing up to 24, longest first.