browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
uprise |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Uprise \Up*rise"\, n. 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.
more about uprise