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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. |  |