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uplifting




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uplifting
     1. adj. Improving the mood; causing cheerfulness.
           Listening to whalesong can be very uplifting.
     2. n. The act of something being lifted upward.
uplift
     1. v. To raise something or someone to a higher physical, social, moral, intellectual, spiritual or emotional level.
     2. v. (aviation, travel) to be accepted for carriage on a flight.
     3. n. The act or result of being uplifted.
     4. n. (geology) A tectonic upheaval, especially one that takes place in the process of mountain building.
     5. n. (colloquial) A brassiere that raises the breasts.

Example Sentences

Riding your bike on a path along a river surrounded by forests is really uplifting. 



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