elevator

Pluralelevators

Formselevators, elevatoring, elevatored

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   nounAustraliaCanadaPhilippinesUScountable

   A machine that carries people or goods up and down between the floors of a building.

   Like a little room that moves up and down to take you to different floors.

   We took the elevator to the tenth floor of the hotel.

   The elevator was broken, so everyone used the stairs.

   Similarlift

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   nouncountable

   A flat moving part at the back of an aircraft that controls whether its nose points up or down.

   Like a flap on the tail that tips the front of the plane up or down.

   The pilot adjusted the elevator to bring the plane's nose up.

   A jammed elevator made the aircraft very hard to control.

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   nouncountable

   A tall building used to store grain such as wheat or corn.

   Like a giant jar that holds tons of grain instead of just a little.

   Trucks lined up to unload corn at the elevator beside the railroad.

   The old elevator by the tracks stored wheat for the whole county.

   Similarsilo, granary

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   nouncountable

   A shoe with a hidden lift inside that makes the person wearing it look taller.

   Like a secret cushion in the shoe that gives you a few hidden inches.

   He bought an elevator to look taller in his wedding photos.

   The actor wore elevators on set to match his co-star's height.

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   nouncountable

   A muscle that lifts a part of the body, such as the eyelid or a leg.

   Like a tiny rope inside the body that pulls a part upward.

   The doctor explained which elevator raises the upper eyelid.

   A weak elevator in the eye can make the lid droop.

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   nouncountable

   A dental tool used to loosen and lift teeth that are hard to pull out.

   Like a small lever that gently pries something loose, the way you'd pry off a tight lid.

   The dentist used an elevator to loosen the broken tooth before removing it.

   She gripped the elevator firmly to lift the stubborn molar.

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   nouncountable

   Anything that lifts something up, or that raises a person's mood.

   Like a friend whose words always pull you up when you feel low.

   Her kind note was a real elevator after a long, hard day.

   Good news like that is an elevator for the whole team.

   Similarboost, lift, tonic

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   verbcolloquialintransitive

   To travel between floors by riding in an elevator.

   Let's elevator up to the rooftop café instead of taking the stairs.

   We elevatored to the third floor for the meeting.

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