lift
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When lift helps
Base Score
1
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
F I L T
Two-Letter Start
LI
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
FT
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- 4 letters
- 4 unique letters
- LI start
- FT ending
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- lift is a four-letter word, so it is worth 1 point when accepted.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include f, i, l, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- The FT ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the LI start.
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Pronunciation
noun
An act of lifting or raising.
noun
The act of transporting someone in a vehicle; a ride; a trip.
"He gave me a lift to the bus station."
noun
Mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people between floors in a building; an elevator.
"Take the lift to the fourth floor."
noun
An upward force, such as the force that keeps aircraft aloft.
noun
(measurement) The difference in elevation between the upper pool and lower pool of a waterway, separated by lock.
noun
A thief.
noun
The lifting of a dance partner into the air.
noun
Permanent construction with a built-in platform that is lifted vertically.
noun
An improvement in mood.
noun
The amount or weight to be lifted.
"What's the maximum lift of this crane?"
noun
The space or distance through which anything is lifted.
noun
A rise; a degree of elevation.
"the lift of a lock in canals"
noun
A liftgate.
noun
A rope leading from the masthead to the extremity of a yard below, and used for raising or supporting the end of the yard.
noun
One of the steps of a cone pulley.
noun
(shoemaking) A layer of leather in the heel of a shoe.
noun
That portion of the vibration of a balance during which the impulse is given.
verb
To raise or rise.
"The fog eventually lifted, leaving the streets clear."
verb
To steal.
verb
To source directly without acknowledgement; to plagiarise.
verb
To arrest (a person).
verb
To remove (a ban, restriction, etc.).
verb
To alleviate, to lighten (pressure, tension, stress, etc.)
verb
To cause to move upwards.
verb
To lift weights; to weight-lift.
"She lifts twice a week at the gym."
verb
To try to raise something; to exert the strength for raising or bearing.
verb
To elevate or improve in rank, condition, etc.; often with up.
verb
To bear; to support.
verb
To collect, as moneys due; to raise.
verb
To transform (a function) into a corresponding function in a different context.
verb
To buy a security or other asset previously offered for sale.
noun
Air.
noun
The sky; the heavens; firmament; atmosphere.