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   uplift
         n 1: (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the
               process of mountain building) [syn: {upheaval}, {uplift},
               {upthrow}, {upthrust}]
         2: a brassiere that lifts and supports the breasts
         v 1: fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can
               uplift your spirits" [syn: {elate}, {lift up}, {uplift},
               {pick up}, {intoxicate}] [ant: {cast down}, {deject},
               {demoralise}, {demoralize}, {depress}, {dismay},
               {dispirit}, {get down}]
         2: lift up from the earth, as by geologic forces; "the earth's
            movement uplifted this part of town"
         3: lift up or elevate

English Dictionary: uplift by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
uplifted
adj
  1. exalted emotionally especially with pride
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
uplifting
n
  1. the rise of something; "the uplifting of the clouds revealed the blue of a summer sky"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
uvulopalatopharyngoplasty
n
  1. surgical resection of unnecessary palatal and oropharyngeal tissue to open the airway; intended to cure extreme cases of snoring (with or without sleep apnea)
    Synonym(s): palatopharyngoplasty, PPP, uvulopalatopharyngoplasty, UPPP
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Elm \Elm\, n. [AS. elm; akin to D. olm, OHG. elm, G. ulme, Icel.
      almr, Dan. & Sw. alm, L. ulmus, and E. alder. Cf. {Old}.]
      (Bot.)
      A tree of the genus {Ulmus}, of several species, much used as
      a shade tree, particularly in America. The English elm is
      {Ulmus campestris}; the common American or white elm is {U.
      Americana}; the slippery or red elm, {U. fulva}.
  
      {Elm beetle} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of beetles
            (esp. {Galeruca calmariensis}), which feed on the leaves
            of the elm.
  
      {Elm borer} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of beetles of
            which the larv[91] bore into the wood or under the bark of
            the elm (esp. {Saperda tridentata}).
  
      {Elm butterfly} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of
            butterflies, which, in the caterpillar state, feed on the
            leaves of the elm (esp. {Vanessa antiopa} and {Grapta
            comma}). See {Comma butterfly}, under {Comma}.
  
      {Elm moth} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of moths of
            which the larv[91] destroy the leaves of the elm (esp.
            {Eugonia subsignaria}, called elm spanworm).
  
      {Elm sawfly} (Zo[94]l.), a large sawfly ({Cimbex Americana}).
            The larva, which is white with a black dorsal stripe,
            feeds on the leaves of the elm.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Uplift \Up*lift"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Uplifting}.]
      To lift or raise aloft; to raise; to elevate; as, to uplift
      the arm; to uplift a rock. --Cowper.
  
               Satan, talking to his nearest mate, With head uplift
               above the wave, and eyes That sparkling blazed.
                                                                              --Milton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Uplift \Up"lift`\, n. (Geol.)
      A raising or upheaval of strata so as to disturb their
      regularity and uniformity, and to occasion folds,
      dislocations, and the like.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Uplift \Up*lift"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Uplifting}.]
      To lift or raise aloft; to raise; to elevate; as, to uplift
      the arm; to uplift a rock. --Cowper.
  
               Satan, talking to his nearest mate, With head uplift
               above the wave, and eyes That sparkling blazed.
                                                                              --Milton.
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