A battlement is a low, defensive parapet. The act of crenellation is the cutting of crenels into a previously solid and straight parapet wall. Crenels are rectangular gaps or indentations which occur at regular intervals along the parapet, usually measuring 2-3 ft wide.

/ˌkren. əlˈeɪ.ʃənz/ a wall around the top of a castle, with regular spaces in it through which the people inside the castle can shoot: The towers were topped by medieval crenellations.

adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] In a castle, a crenellated wall has gaps in the top or openings through which to fire at attackers.

adjective. having battlements. (of a moulding, etc) having square indentations.

: to continue having or holding (something) : to not return, lose, sell, give away, or throw away (something) : to continue in a specified state, condition, or position. : to cause (someone or something) to continue in a specified state, condition, or position.

English Language Learners Definition of dais : a raised platform in a large room or hall that people stand on when performing or speaking to an audience.

Dais, any raised platform in a room, used primarily for ceremonial purposes. Originally the term referred to a raised portion of the floor at the end of a medieval hall, where the lord of the mansion dined with his family and friends at the high table, apart from the retainers and servants.

A dais or daïs (/ˈdeɪ. əs/ or /ˈdeɪs/, American English also /ˈdaɪ. əs/ but sometimes considered nonstandard) is a raised platform at the front of a room or hall, usually for one or more speakers or honored guests.

dais in the center, the wide floor of the place was a shining vacancy. When he didn’t, past-Death stepped onto the dais . At the east end is an altar on a raised wooden dais . They passed through the tunnels and arrived at a large chamber where a dais stood on the far wall with six men seated behind it.

A stone dais is a special device that serves as a transportation network from any parts of the world to Helheim. They play a big role in Tomb Raider: Legend and a smaller role in Tomb Raider: Underworld. With the use of the Excalibur sword, an individual could travel anywhere in the network.

Etymology. From Vulgar Latin *dia (reanalyzed as a 1st declension noun), from Latin diēs (“day”).

No, dias is not in the scrabble dictionary.

DIAS

raised platform

Internet Slang, Chat Texting & Subculture (2) Organizations, Education Schools etc. ( 31) Technology, IT etc (20) DIA — Democracy in America (Alexis de Tocqueville book)

The Director General of the Defence Intelligence Agency is the head of the entire organisation. The director general is the principal advisor on intelligence to the Minister of Defence and the Chief of Defence Staff. The first Director General of the DIA was Lt.

Dia (Ancient Greek: Δία or Δῖα, “heavenly”, “divine” or “she who belongs to Zeus”), in ancient Greek religion and folklore, may refer to: Dia, a goddess venerated at Phlius and Sicyon. She was seen by the locals as identical to Hebe and/or Ganymeda.

The name Dia is a girl’s name of Spanish origin meaning “love; lamp; heavenly; day”. It’s a variant spelling of Diya, an Arabic, Hindi and Sanskrit name meaning “lamp, light”. Dia is also a variant spelling of Dea, from the Latin dea “goddess”.

Dia m (genitive Dé) God.

across

1 : ridiculously unreasonable, unsound, or incongruous an absurd argument : extremely silly or ridiculous absurd humor. 2 : having no rational or orderly relationship to human life : meaningless an absurd universe also : lacking order or value an absurd existence.

other words for rise against disobey. rebel. resist. strike. be insubordinate.

rise up – take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance. rebel, arise, rise. dissent, protest, resist – express opposition through action or words; “dissent to the laws of the country” revolt – make revolution; “The people revolted when bread prices tripled again” mutiny – engage in a mutiny against an …

1. He that lies down [sleeps] with dogs must rise up with fleas.
2. He that lies down with dogs must rise up with fleas.
3. Sisters, we must rise up and defeat our oppressors.
4. He incited people to rise up against the government.
5. He called on the people to rise up against the invaders.

Arise is a verb that means to get up, maybe to stand or get out of bed, like when you arise in the morning to get ready for the day. The verb arise can apply to people when they get up but it can also apply to issues or situations that come up, like problems that arise when a leader takes away people’s rights.

Some common synonyms of arise are derive, emanate, flow, issue, originate, proceed, rise, spring, and stem.

arised at Dumbtionary.com. The word listed above (arose) is probably the correct spelling for the word that you entered (arised). This is just an educated guess based on commonly misspelled words.

Find out which words work together and produce more natural sounding English with the Oxford Collocations Dictionary app. Emotional or mental problems can arise from a physical cause….arise.

The three forms of arise are arise, arose, arisen.

When used as verbs, arise means to come up from a lower to a higher position, whereas rise means to move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground. to move upwards. to grow upward. Rise is also noun with the meaning: the process of or an action or instance of moving upwards or becoming greater.