elevator

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural

elevators

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)

elevator

past (v2)

elevatored

past participle (v3)

elevatored

present participle

elevatoring

3rd person singular

elevators

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.Anything that raises or uplifts.

   • Bulk loading of grain in progress from road to rail at Biggleswade using a portable elevator.
   • And then the foaming flagons raised on high, with that best of all beverages, that elevator of spirits, that foaming sunshine, that grand and glorious brew of ale.

2. 2.A permanent construction with a built-in platform or cab that can be raised and lowered, used to transport people and goods, as between different floors of a building.

   • Don't use the elevator if there's a fire.
   • We have to use the stairs because the elevator is out of order.

3. 3.A control surface of an aircraft responsible for controlling the pitching motion of the machine.

   • Don't use the elevator if there's a fire.
   • We have to use the stairs because the elevator is out of order.

4. 4.A silo used for storing wheat, corn or other grain (grain elevator).

   • Don't use the elevator if there's a fire.
   • We have to use the stairs because the elevator is out of order.

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1. 1.To move in an elevator.(informal)

   • He elevatored up to the third floor.

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