riser

noun
/ˈɹaɪ.zə(ɹ)/UK

Etymology

From Middle English ryser, risere, equivalent to rise + -er.

  1. inherited from ryser

Definitions

  1. Someone or something which rises.

  2. A platform or stand used to lift or elevate something.

    • The choir stood on risers for the performance.
  3. A vertical part of a step on a staircase.

  4. + 8 more definitions
    1. The main body of a bow.

    2. A vertical utility conduit, pipe or path between floors of a building for placement of…

      A vertical utility conduit, pipe or path between floors of a building for placement of cables (e.g. telephone, networking), or to convey fluids (e.g. gas, water).

    3. A pipe connecting an individual exhaust port of an internal combustion engine to the…

      A pipe connecting an individual exhaust port of an internal combustion engine to the muffler, particularly on aircraft.

    4. A Manx cat with a showable short tail.

    5. A strip of webbing joining a parachute's harness to the rigging lines.

    6. A reservoir built into a metal casting mold to prevent the formation of cavities in the…

      A reservoir built into a metal casting mold to prevent the formation of cavities in the casting as the metal shrinks on cooling.

    7. A male's erection.

    8. A surname.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for riser. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA