rainbow fish
Noun 1. small freshwater fish of South America and the West Indies; often kept in aquariums (synonym) guppy, Lebistes reticulatus (hypernym) cyprinodont | ||||
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raise \raise\ (rāz), v. t. [imp. & p. p. raised (rāzd); p. pr. & vb. n. raising.] [oe. reisen, icel. reisa, causative of rīsa to rise. see rise, and cf. rear to raise.]
1. to cause to rise; to bring from a lower to a higher place; to lift upward; to elevate; to heave; as, to raise a stone or weight. hence, figuratively: (a) to bring to a higher condition or situation; to elevate in rank, dignity, and the like; to increase the value or estimation of; to promote; to exalt; to advance; to enhance; as, to raise from a low estate; to raise to office; to raise the price, and the like. this gentleman came to be raised to great titles. the plate pieces of eight were raised three pence in the piece. w. temple. (b) to increase the strength, vigor, or vehemence of; to excite; to intensify; to invigorate; to heighten; as, to raise the pulse; to raise the voice; to raise the spirits or the courage; to raise the heat of a furnace. (c) to elevate in degree according to some scale; as, to raise the pitch of the voice; to raise the temperature of a room.
2. to cause to rise up, or assume an erect position or posture; to set up; to make upright; as, to raise a mast or flagstaff. hence: (a) to cause to spring up from a recumbent position, from a state of quiet, or the like; to awaken; to arouse. they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep. xiv. 12. (b) to rouse to action; to stir up; to incite to tumult, struggle, or war; to excite. he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind. cvii. 25. ?neas employs his pains, in parts remote, to raise the tuscan swains. (c) to bring up from the lower world; to call up, as a spirit from the world of spirits; to recall from death; to give life to. why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that god should raise the dead ? 8.
3. to cause to arise, grow up, or come into being or to appear; to give rise to; to originate, produce, cause, effect, or the like. hence, specifically: (a) to form by the accumulation of materials or constituent parts; to build up; to erect; as, to raise a lofty structure, a wall, a heap of stones. i will raise forts against thee. xxix. 3. (b) to bring together; to collect; to levy; to get together or obtain for use or service; as, to raise money, troops, and the like. "to raise up a rent." (c) to cause to grow; to procure to be produced, bred, or propagated; to grow; as, to raise corn, barley, hops, etc.; toraise cattle. "he raised sheep." "he raised wheat where none grew before." 's dict.
note: in some parts of the united states, notably in the southern states, raise is also commonly applied to the rearing or bringing up of children. i was raised, as they say in virginia, among the mountains of the north. --paulding. (d) to bring into being; to produce; to cause to arise, come forth, or appear; -- often with up. i will raise them up a prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee. xviii. 18. god vouchsafes to raise another world from him [noah], and all his anger to forget. (e) to give rise to; to set agoing; to occasion; to start; to originate; as, to raise a smile or a blush. thou shalt not raise a false report. xxiii. 1. (f) to give vent or utterance to; to utter; to strike up. soon as the prince appears, they raise a cry. (g) to bring to notice; to submit for consideration; as, to raise a point of order; to raise an objection.
4. to cause to rise, as by the effect of leaven; to make light and spongy, as bread. miss liddy can dance a jig, and raise paste.
5. (naut.) (a) to cause (the land or any other object) to seem higher by drawing nearer to it; as, to raise sandy hook light. (b) to let go; as in the command, raise tacks and sheets, i. e., let go tacks and sheets.
6. (law) to create or constitute; as, to raise a use, that is, to create it.
rainbow fish
raise \raise\ (rāz), v. t. [imp. & p. p. raised (rāzd); p. pr. & vb. n. raising.] [oe. reisen, icel. reisa, causative of rīsa to rise. see rise, and cf. rear to raise.]
1. to cause to rise; to bring from a lower to a higher place; to lift upward; to elevate; to heave; as, to raise a stone or weight. hence, figuratively: (a) to bring to a higher condition or situation; to elevate in rank, dignity, and the like; to increase the value or estimation of; to promote; to exalt; to advance; to enhance; as, to raise from a low estate; to raise to office; to raise the price, and the like. this gentleman came to be raised to great titles. the plate pieces of eight were raised three pence in the piece. w. temple. (b) to increase the strength, vigor, or vehemence of; to excite; to intensify; to invigorate; to heighten; as, to raise the pulse; to raise the voice; to raise the spirits or the courage; to raise the heat of a furnace. (c) to elevate in degree according to some scale; as, to raise the pitch of the voice; to raise the temperature of a room.
2. to cause to rise up, or assume an erect position or posture; to set up; to make upright; as, to raise a mast or flagstaff. hence: (a) to cause to spring up from a recumbent position, from a state of quiet, or the like; to awaken; to arouse. they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep. xiv. 12. (b) to rouse to action; to stir up; to incite to tumult, struggle, or war; to excite. he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind. cvii. 25. ?neas employs his pains, in parts remote, to raise the tuscan swains. (c) to bring up from the lower world; to call up, as a spirit from the world of spirits; to recall from death; to give life to. why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that god should raise the dead ? 8.
3. to cause to arise, grow up, or come into being or to appear; to give rise to; to originate, produce, cause, effect, or the like. hence, specifically: (a) to form by the accumulation of materials or constituent parts; to build up; to erect; as, to raise a lofty structure, a wall, a heap of stones. i will raise forts against thee. xxix. 3. (b) to bring together; to collect; to levy; to get together or obtain for use or service; as, to raise money, troops, and the like. "to raise up a rent." (c) to cause to grow; to procure to be produced, bred, or propagated; to grow; as, to raise corn, barley, hops, etc.; toraise cattle. "he raised sheep." "he raised wheat where none grew before." 's dict.
note: in some parts of the united states, notably in the southern states, raise is also commonly applied to the rearing or bringing up of children. i was raised, as they say in virginia, among the mountains of the north. --paulding. (d) to bring into being; to produce; to cause to arise, come forth, or appear; -- often with up. i will raise them up a prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee. xviii. 18. god vouchsafes to raise another world from him [noah], and all his anger to forget. (e) to give rise to; to set agoing; to occasion; to start; to originate; as, to raise a smile or a blush. thou shalt not raise a false report. xxiii. 1. (f) to give vent or utterance to; to utter; to strike up. soon as the prince appears, they raise a cry. (g) to bring to notice; to submit for consideration; as, to raise a point of order; to raise an objection.
4. to cause to rise, as by the effect of leaven; to make light and spongy, as bread. miss liddy can dance a jig, and raise paste.
5. (naut.) (a) to cause (the land or any other object) to seem higher by drawing nearer to it; as, to raise sandy hook light. (b) to let go; as in the command, raise tacks and sheets, i. e., let go tacks and sheets.
6. (law) to create or constitute; as, to raise a use, that is, to create it.
Rainbow fish Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Rainbow Fish
The Rainbow Fish is an award-winning children's HUH drawn and written by Marcus Pfister, and translated into English by J. Alison James. The book is best known for its moral about the value of being an individual and the distinctive shiny foil scales of the Rainbow Fish. PBS and the PBS Kids into its 26-episode animated television series of the same name, airing on the HBO Family digital cable television channel in the United States since 2000.
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