RAISE THE WIND

Domain	Definition
Literature	Raise the Wind To obtain ready money by hook or crook. A sea phrase. What wind is to a ship, money is to commerce. "Ive tried queer ways The wind to raise, But ne'er had such a blow." Judy (My Lost Dog), Mar. 27, 1889. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
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Synonyms within Context: RAISE THE WIND

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Acquisition	Profit; make profit, draw profit, turn a quick profit; turn to profit, turn to account; make capital out of, make money by; obtain a return, reap the fruits of; reap an advantage, gain an advantage; turn a penny, turn an honest penny; make the pot boil, bring grist to the mill; make money, coin money, raise money; raise funds, raise the wind; fill one's pocket; (wealth).
Borrowing	Raise money, take up money; raise the wind; fly a kite, borrow from Peter to pay Paul; run into debt; (debt).
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Expression: RAISE THE WIND

Modern Translation: RAISE THE WIND

Language		Translations for "RAISE THE WIND"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		gjej para. (various references)

Arabic		‏سخر الأموال, ‏جمع الأموال. (various references)

Bulgarian		набирам нужните средства. (various references)

French		rouspéter ferme. (various references)

German		das nötige Geld auftreiben (to raise the wind). (various references)

Hungarian		szelet támaszt (to raise the wind). (various references)

Pig Latin		aiseray ethay indway

Russian		собирать деньги. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		doći do para. (various references)

Spanish		reunir fondos. (various references)

Turkish		gerekli parayı bulmak. (various references)

Ukrainian		роздобувати гроші. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Anagrams: RAISE THE WIND

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-d-e-e-h-i-i-n-r-s-t-w"
	-2 letters: dishearten, handwrites.
	-3 letters: adherents, antherids, detainers, dietaries, dishwater, enswathed, handwrite, herniated, herniates, inearthed, inherited, inswathed, neatherds, resinated, swineherd, swithered, tarnished, watershed, waterside, whiteners.
	-4 letters: adenitis, adherent, andesite, answered, antherid, antiweed, arenites, arsenide, arsenite, daintier, dainties, detainer, detrains, dewaters, diethers, disherit, dishware, disinter, distrain, enswathe, hairiest, hairnets, handiest, handwrit, hardiest, hastened, hastener, headiest, headrest.
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Specialty Definition: RAISE THE WIND

Expression using "RAISE THE WIND": To raise the wind. Additional references.
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