ana- |
up or upward. [1/4 definitions] |
arise |
to move upward. [1/4 definitions] |
ascend |
to go upward; climb; rise. [2/5 definitions] |
ascendant |
moving upward; rising; ascending. [1/4 definitions] |
ascent |
an upward path or incline. [1/4 definitions] |
breach |
to leap upward out of the water. [1/7 definitions] |
caltrop |
a metal device with four sharp spikes set so that one of them always points upward, used to injure or hinder cavalry horses or vehicles with pneumatic tires. [1/2 definitions] |
camber |
to arch or cause to arch upward slightly. [2/4 definitions] |
cantle |
the rear supporting part of a saddle, usu. curved upward. [1/2 definitions] |
chin |
in gymnastics, to pull (oneself) upward from a dangling position while grasping a horizontal bar until the chin is level with the bar. [1/3 definitions] |
clean and jerk |
a weightlifting movement in which the barbell is lifted from the floor and, in one continuous movement, raised over the head with the arms fully extended upward. |
climb |
to move upward; go towards the top; ascend. [2/7 definitions] |
climb in |
to step upward and get into (a vehicle). |
cock2 |
to tilt to one side or to turn upward, esp. jauntily, alertly, or expectantly. [1/2 definitions] |
cupola |
a small structure with a separate, usu. domed roof that projects upward from a building and is often used to house a bell, light, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
decumbent |
in botany, lying along the ground with the growing end turned upward. [1/2 definitions] |
derrick |
a device for lifting and moving heavy loads, usu. consisting of a stationary mast and a rotating boom that projects upward from its base. [1/2 definitions] |
dextrorse |
growing upward in a spiral from left to right, as many climbing plants. (Cf. sinistrorse.) |
dorsiflexion |
flexion that moves a body part in the dorsal (upward) direction. |
erect |
rigidly directed upward or outward; not limp. [1/7 definitions] |
finial |
a decorative element that points upward from the end or top of something, as from an arch, a piece of furniture, or a lampshade. |