Dictionary Check: raising
"raising" is a valid word!
Scrabble
8
points
Words with Friends
10
points
Definition
adjective
increasing in quantity or value
Example:
"a cost-raising increase in the basic wage rate"
noun
the event of something being raised upward
Example:
"an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon"
noun
the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
noun
helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
Example:
"they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"
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