A setting about; a beginning.
The initial portion of a syllable, preceding the syllable nucleus.
The beginning of a musical note or other sound, in which the amplitude rises from zero to an initial peak.
The initial phase of a disease or condition, in which symptoms first become apparent.
The process of or an action or instance of coming to prominence.
An area of terrain that tends upward away from the viewer, such that it conceals the region behind it; a slope.
The amount of material extending from waist to crotch in a pair of trousers or shorts.
A small hill; used chiefly in place names.
A very noticeable visible or audible reaction of a person or group.
An increase in a quantity, price, etc.
The process of or an action or instance of moving upwards or becoming greater.
The height of an arch or a step.
To become active, effective or operational, especially in response to an external or internal stimulus.
To leave one's bed; to get up.
To attain a higher status.
To terminate an official sitting; to adjourn.
To have its source (in a particular place).
Of a quantity, price, etc., to increase.
To develop.
To become erect; to assume an upright position.
To become more and more dignified or forcible; to increase in interest or power; said of style, thought, or discourse.
To ascend on a musical scale; to take a higher pitch.
To be resurrected.
To swell or puff up in the process of fermentation; to become light.
To slope upward.
To become perceptible to the senses, other than sight.
To come to mind; to be suggested; to occur.
To go up; to ascend; to climb.
To appear to move upwards from behind the horizon of a planet as a result of the planet's rotation.
To come; to offer itself.
To move upwards.
To grow upward; to attain a certain height.
To become agitated, opposed, or hostile; to go to war; to take up arms; to rebel.
To cause to go up or ascend.