noun
a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level
• Syn: ↑elevated railway, ↑elevated railroad, ↑el, ↑overhead railway
• Hypernyms: ↑railway, ↑railroad, ↑railroad line, ↑railway line, ↑railway system
• Hyponyms: ↑roller coaster, ↑big dipper, ↑chute-the-chute
adjective
1. raised above the ground (Freq. 1)
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an elevated platform
• Similar to: ↑raised
2. of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
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an exalted ideal
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"argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks
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a noble and lofty concept
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a grand purpose
• Syn:
↑exalted, ↑sublime, ↑grand, ↑high-flown, ↑high-minded, ↑lofty, ↑rarefied, ↑rarified, ↑idealistic, ↑noble-minded
• Similar to: ↑noble
• Derivationally related forms: ↑noble-mindedness (for: ↑noble-minded), ↑idealism (for: ↑idealistic), ↑high-mindedness (for: ↑high-minded), ↑grandness (for: ↑grand)
3. increased in amount or degree
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raised temperature
• Syn: ↑raised
• Similar to: ↑increased
Useful english dictionary. 2012.