Entry Word: raised

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 being at a higher level than average <due to raised levels of mercury in the water, there is a warning against eating the local shrimp> — see high 2
2 being positioned above a surface <directed the filming of the movieʼs battle scene from a raised platform> — see elevated 1
3 rising straight up <the 63 Braille characters are made up of one to six raised dots arranged in a matrix> — see erect