elevator
noun · verb
Simple meaning
Anything that raises or uplifts.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
ehluhvayterSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈɛləveɪtɚ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
Anything that raises or uplifts.
A silo used for storing wheat, corn or other grain (grain elevator).
A dental instrument used to pry up ("elevate") teeth in difficult extractions, or depressed portions of bone.
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A permanent construction with a built-in platform or cab that can be raised and lowered, used to transport people and goods, as between different floors of a building.
A type of shoe having an insert lift to make the wearer appear taller.
verb
informalintransitive
To move in an elevator.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B1 · Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- General and technical use
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Anything that raises or uplifts.
Used this way, elevator is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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Word Family
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Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
Where passengers ride up and down.
A girl employed to operate an elevator.
A man employed to operate an elevator.
An operator of an elevator.
A vertical shaft in a building to permit the passage of an elevator from floor to floor.
A man employed to operate an elevator.
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