1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Rise.

2. (a.) Attaining a higher place; taking, or moving in, an upward direction; appearing above the horizon; ascending; as, the rising moon.

3. (a.) Increasing in wealth, power, or distinction; as, a rising state; a rising character.

4. (a.) Growing; advancing to adult years and to the state of active life; as, the rising generation.

5. (prep.) More than; exceeding; upwards of; as, a horse rising six years of age.

6. (n.) The act of one who, or that which, rises (in any sense).

7. (n.) That which rises; a tumor; a boil.

Brownian movement abruptness abscess acclinate acclivitous acclivity advance anabasis anabatic angular motion aposteme apparition appearance appearing arising ascendant ascending ascension ascensional ascensive ascent avatar axial axial motion back back-flowing backflowing backing backward backward motion bed sore blain bleb blister boil bubo bulla bump bunion canker canker sore carbuncle career chancre chancroid chilblain civil disorder clamber climb climbing cold sore coming coming into being coming-forth corn course current cyst descending descent dilatation dilation disclosure distension down-trending downward downward motion drift driftage drifting ebbing edema elevation emergence emeute epiphany escalade eschar exposure felon fester festering fever blister fistula flight flow flowing fluent flux flying forthcoming forward motion fountain furuncle furunculus gathering general uprising going gradient gumboil gush gyrational gyratory gyring up hemorrhoids in the ascendant incarnation increase insurgence insurgency insurrection intumescence issuance jacquerie jet jump kibe leap leaping lesion levee en masse levitation lump manifestation materialization materializing mount mounting mutiny oblique motion occurrence ongoing onrush opening outbreak papula papule paronychia parulis passage passing peasant revolt petechia piles pimple plunging pock polyp precipitousness presentation progress progressive pustule putsch radial motion rampant random motion realization rearing rebellion reflowing refluence refluent reflux regression regressive retrogression retrogressive revelation revolt revolution riot rise rising ground rocketing up rotary rotational rotatory run running rush rushing saltation saltatory scab scandent scansorial sebaceous cyst set shooting up showing showing forth sideward sideward motion sinking skyrocketing soaring soft chancre sore spiraling spout spring springing spurt steepness sternway stigma stream streaming sty subsiding suppuration surge swell swelling swollenness takeoff taking off theophany traject trajet trend tubercle tumefaction tumescence tumidity tumor turgescence turgescency turgidity ulcer ulceration unfolding unfoldment up-trending uparching upclimb upcoming updraft upgang upgo upgoing upgrade upgrowth uphill uphillward upleap uplift upping uprisal uprise uprising uprush upshoot