Dictionary Check: ascent
"ascent" is a valid word!
Scrabble
8
points
Words with Friends
10
points
Definition
noun
an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
Example:
"the car couldn't make it up the rise"
noun
a movement upward; rise above the ground
Example:
"they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"
noun
the act of changing location in an upward direction
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