“Raise” or “Rase” or “Rays” or “Raze” or “Res”

raise r·EY·z

• nounthe amount a salary is increased.
• nounincreasing the size of a bet (as in poker).
• verbraise the level or amount of something.
• verbraise from a lower to a higher position.
• verbcause to be heard or known; express or utter.
• verbcollect funds for a specific purpose.
• verbsummon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic.
• verbconstruct, build, or erect.
• verbcreate a disturbance, especially by making a great noise.
• verbcause to puff up with a leaven.
• verbbid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level.
• verbbet more than the previous player.
• verbput forward for consideration or discussion.
• verbpronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth.
• verbactivate or stir up.
• verbestablish radio communications with.
• verbmultiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3.
• verbbring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project.
• verbinvigorate or heighten.

rase r·EY·z

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rays r·EY·z

• nouna branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence.
• noun(mathematics) a straight line extending from a point.
• nounany of the stiff bony spines in the fin of a fish.
• nouncartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins.
• verbemit as rays.

raze r·EY·z

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res r·EY·z

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.