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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a movement upward;
- Example: "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"
[syn: rise, rising, ascent, ascension]

2. organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another;
[syn: rebellion, insurrection, revolt, rising, uprising]


ADJECTIVE (4)

1. advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status;
- Example: "a rising trend"
- Example: "a rising market"

2. sloping upward;
[syn: acclivitous, rising, uphill]

3. coming to maturity;
- Example: "the rising generation"
[syn: emerging, rising]

4. newly come into prominence;
- Example: "a rising young politician"