a small hill; upward slope; an increase (in value, temperature etc); a progress (in development)
increase, improvement
Cases of word usage
1) a slight rise in the middle of a surface (e.g. of a road) (camber)
2) the act, state, of being inflated; (a rise in prices brought about by) the expansion of the supply of money, credit etc (inflation)
3) inflecting; the rise and fall of the voice in speaking (inflection)
4) the rise and fall of the pitch of the voice in speaking (intonation)
5) (to cause a person, thing) to rise and float in the air (levitate)
6) (to cause a person, thing) to rise up; an electrical compartment in a building that moves up and down from one floor to another (lift)
7) (of a spacecraft) to rise straight up (from the ground) (lift off)
8) a position; a small support on which something can be placed; to rise to, keep, an upright position (stand)
9) a gradual increase in size or sound; the slow rise and fall of the sea's surface after a storm; to become greater in volume, thickness or force (swell)
10) the regular rise and fall in the level of the sea, caused by the attraction of the moon; a change in amount (of public opinion, feeling etc); to help a person to get through or survive (a period of difficulty etc) (tide)