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raising
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adjective
increasing in quantity or value
a cost-raising increase in the basic wage rate
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noun
(= elevation)
the event of something being raised upward
an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon
a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity
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noun
the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
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noun
(= nurture)
helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
they debated whether nature or nurture was more important
a
Determinative
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A is used when the following word could be any of a certain type.
Compare "A book I saw on the shelf" and "The book I gave you yesterday".
a
Noun
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A is the first letter of the alphabet.
The letter "a" comes before "b".
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In some schools, an A is a very high grade.
Ron got an A on his earth science test.
cloud
Noun
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A cloud is a collection of condensed water vapor floating in the sky that sometimes makes rain.
Those dark storm clouds are quickly getting closer.
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A cloud is a group or swarm of something.
The cloud of locusts flew closer to the corn.
cloud
Verb
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If something is clouded, it becomes foggy or gloomy; it becomes blocked from sight.
The sky clouded over.
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If something is clouded, it becomes obscure.
Don't cloud the issue.
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
ash
Noun
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Ashes are what is left of something after it has burned (been destroyed by fire).
The was nothing left of the wood but ashes.
He was covered in ash from the fire.
After the funeral we kept his ashes in a vase on the table.
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Ash is a light gray color. The color of wood ashes.
My sister loved to wear ash-gray cloths.
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An ash is a type of tree.
I had an ash growing in my yard.
There are several ashes in the lot across the street.
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The letter Æ (capital) / æ (lower case). This letter is not used often in modern English. It is found in Old English and some other languages, and is an IPA symbol.