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hair´-rais´ing|ly — hair rais|ing «HAIR RAY zihng», adjective. Informal. making the hair stand on end from fright; terrifying: »a hair raising ghost story. –hair´ rais´ing|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
hair-rais|ing — «HAIR RAY zihng», adjective. Informal. making the hair stand on end from fright; terrifying: »a hair raising ghost story. –hair´ rais´ing|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
con|scious|ness-rais|ing — «KON shuhs nihs RAY zihng», noun. a method of making people more aware of their potentials, especially their ability to bring about changes or reforms: »The S.D.S. saw students as in need of education. “Consciousness raising,” they called it (New … Useful english dictionary
fire-rais|ing — «FYR RAY zihng», noun. British. arson … Useful english dictionary
fund-rais|ing — «FUHND RAY zihng», noun, adjective. –n. 1. the soliciting of cash contributions or pledges to support a nonprofit organization or activity, often one devoted to the distribution of charity: »political campaign fund raising, philanthropic fund… … Useful english dictionary
house-rais|ing — «HOWS RAY zihng», noun. U.S. a gathering of neighbors in a rural region to help a person raise the frame of his house … Useful english dictionary
self-rais|ing — «SEHLF RAY zihng», adjective. = self rising. (Cf. ↑self rising) … Useful english dictionary
rais — rais·able; rais·er; rais·ing; rais·ty; rais; ka·ma·rais; up·rais·er; … English syllables
ing — aborn·ing; aw·ing; bear·ing; be·ing; bell·ing; berth·ing; bind·ing; boul·der·ing; brok·ing; brown·ing; cheese·par·ing; cleans·ing; clos·ing; con·cern·ing; con·sid·er·ing; cop·ing; cov·er·ing; crack·ing; crown·ing; duck·ing; dur·ing; en·dur·ing;… … English syllables
fund-rais·ing — /ˈfʌndˌreızıŋ/ noun [noncount] : activity done to collect money for a political party, charity, school, etc. political fund raising a fund raising dinner/campaign … Useful english dictionary
