ELISHA OTIS Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the phrase elisha otis. (close relations)
Definition of ELISHA OTIS
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elevator | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building • the airfoil on the tailplane of an aircraft that makes it ascend or descend | ||||||||
lift | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of giving temporary assistance • the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity • the event of something being raised upward • a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground • a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill • a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg • one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot • lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building • plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised • transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable) • a ride in a car • the act of raising something verb • raise from a lower to a higher position • take hold of something and move it to a different location • move upwards • move upward • make audible • cancel officially • make off with belongings of others • raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help • invigorate or heighten • raise in rank or condition • take off or away by decreasing • rise up • pay off (a mortgage) • take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property • take illegally • fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means • take (root crops) out of the ground • call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs • rise upward, as from pressure or moisture • put an end to • remove (hair) by scalping • remove from a seedbed or from a nursery • remove from a surface • perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face | ||||||||
elisha graves otis | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • United States inventor who manufactured the first elevator with a safety device (1811-1861) | ||||||||
otis | nounn | |||||||
noun • United States inventor who manufactured the first elevator with a safety device (1811-1861) • type genus of the Otididae: European bustard |