(of flour) Capable of rising without added leavening agent.

Alternative form of hair-raising

(phonology, dialectology) The phenomenon in some dialects of English, especially Canadian English, in which /aɪ/ is realized as [ʌɪ] and/or /aʊ/ is realized as [ʌʊ] or [ɛʊ] before underlying unvoiced consonants.

An increase of concerned awareness, especially of some social or political issue.

plural of Canadian raising

plural of consciousness-raising

Alternative form of neg-raising

Alternative form of neg-raising

(linguistics) The phenomenon by which certain negated predicates (e.g. think, believe, expect) can give rise to a reading where the negation seems to take scope from an embedded clause.

(construction) A horizontal timber supporting the heels of rafters.