Definition of erect

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Erect (a.) Standing upright, with reference to the earth's surface, or to the surface to which it is attached..

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Right :: Right (a.) Upright; erect from a base; having an upright axis; not oblique; as, right ascension; a right pyramid or cone..
Gravestone :: Gravestone (n.) A stone laid over, or erected near, a grave, usually with an inscription, to preserve the memory of the dead; a tombstone..
Orthotropic :: Orthotropic (a.) Having the longer axis vertical; -- said of erect stems.
Niche :: Niche (n.) A cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the thickness of a wall, for a statue, bust, or other erect ornament. hence, any similar position, literal or figurative..
Uppricked :: Uppricked (a.) Upraised; erect; -- said of the ears of an animal.
Erectly :: Erectly (adv.) In an erect manner or posture.
Proneness :: Proneness (n.) The quality or state of being prone, or of bending downward; as, the proneness of beasts is opposed to the erectness of man..
Found :: Found (v. i.) To take the ffirst steps or measures in erecting or building up; to furnish the materials for beginning; to begin to raise; to originate; as, to found a college; to found a family..
Camp :: Camp (n.) The ground or spot on which tents, huts, etc., are erected for shelter, as for an army or for lumbermen, etc..
Superstructor :: Superstructive (a.) Built or erected on something else.
Endwise :: Endwise (adv.) On end; erectly; in an upright position.
Defilading :: Defilading (n.) The art or act of determining the directions and heights of the lines of rampart with reference to the protection of the interior from exposure to an enemy's fire from any point within range, or from any works which may be erected..
Fortification :: Fortification (n.) That which fortifies; especially, a work or works erected to defend a place against attack; a fortified place; a fortress; a fort; a castle..
Erect :: Erect (a.) Directed upward; raised; uplifted.
Standing :: Standing (a.) Remaining erect; not cut down; as, standing corn..
Erect :: Erect (v. t.) To raise, as a building; to build; to construct; as, to erect a house or a fort; to set up; to put together the component parts of, as of a machine..
Building :: Building (n.) The act of constructing, erecting, or establishing..
Solenoglypha :: Solenoglypha (n. pl.) A suborder of serpents including those which have tubular erectile fangs, as the viper and rattlesnake. See Fang..
Bristle :: Bristle (v. i.) To rise or stand erect, like bristles..
Rostrum :: Rostrum (n.) The Beaks; the stage or platform in the forum where orations, pleadings, funeral harangues, etc., were delivered; -- so called because after the Latin war, it was adorned with the beaks of captured vessels; later, applied also to other platforms erected in Rome for the use of public orators..
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