Ascent (Noun)
Meaning 1
A movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon".
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Nouns denoting natural events.
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- Heave
- Climbing
- Rapid Climb
- Heaving
- Uplifting
- Takeoff
- Rapid Growth
- Climb
- Liftoff
- Upheaval
- Elevation
- Lift
- Uplift
- Upthrust
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Meaning 2
An upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise".
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Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).
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Meaning 3
The act of changing location in an upward direction.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.