the act, fact or an instance of climbing, rising; mounting.

the condition or fact of being dependent.

a flight of steps or one of the step forming a stairway.

framework consisting of two parallel sidepieces connected by a series of rungs or crosspieces on which a person steps in climbing up or down; a ladder.

the upward movement of musical notes.

the ascending order of the musical notes.

reverence or devotion for a deity; religious homage or veneration; a worship.

a woman who climbs, moves upward.

(astrol.) the path of stars or planets that move from a lower to a higher position.