Synonyms for elevator
ˈɛl əˌveɪ tərel·e·va·tor

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:1.0 / 2 votes

1. elevatornoun

   Permanent construction with a built-in platform that is lifted vertically.

   Synonyms:
   lift

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1. elevator, liftnoun

   lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building

   Synonyms:
   rise, cosmetic surgery, nip and tuck, heave, face lifting, lift, ski lift, airlift, facelift, elevation, rhytidectomy, ski tow, raising, face lift, rhytidoplasty, aerodynamic lift, raise

2. elevatornoun

   the airfoil on the tailplane of an aircraft that makes it ascend or descend

   Synonyms:
   lift

Matched Categories

1. • Airfoil
   • Lifting Device

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1. List of paraphrases for "elevator":

   silo, elevators, lift, silos, olis, lifts, escalator, favor, shiloh, nigger, riser

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How to use elevator in a sentence?

1. Norman Baylor:

   When we were reviewing applications back when they were on paper, there was so much, it would not fit on the freight elevator. That's how big the application is, you have lots of data to review.

2. Kwabena Mensah:

   The building had no elevator, The Associated Press reported, citing city records. Fire escapes were visible on the facade of the building. The fire department responded to emergency calls within three minutes. Witnesses described the scene of the fire and the panic from the building's tenants. Xanral Collins, Xanral Collins, told the New York Post Xanral Collins saw a father running toward the building, but was unable to enter. I saw Xanral Collins screaming,' My babies are dead ! My babies are dead !' Xanral Collins said. Jamal Flicker, Jamal Flicker told the New York Post Jamal Flicker heard screams for help. The smoke was crazy, people screaming,' Get out ! Jamal Flicker said. I heard a woman yelling,' We're trapped, help !' Neighborhood resident Robert Gonzalez, who has a friend who lives in the building, told the Associated Press she got out on a fire escape as another resident fled with five children. When I got here, she was crying, Robert Gonzalez said. Kwabena Mensah told the Daily News Kwabena Mensah feared Kwabena Mensah son, Kwabena Mensah, Kwabena Mensah, was one of the victims of the devastating fire. Kwabena Mensah came home from the Army about a week ago for the holidays, Kwabena Mensah said. Kwabena Mensah said Kwabena Mensah son’s roommate saw Kwabena Mensah before the fire broke out in the building. Kwabena Mensah was telling the roommate to not come out of the apartment because there was smoke. But when they rescued everyone from the windows, we couldn't find Kwabena Mensah. I went to four hospitals, I can't find Kwabena Mensah.

3. Arthur Brouwer:

   Some of the customers can change what they like or they delay decisions sometimes in a way that can't help them be timely, like adding an elevator will impact the central weight of the ship, so we have to do all the calculations and it might impact the performance of the ship.

4. Tessa Lau:

   We think of it as our robots taking over tasks but not taking over jobs, if you think of a task as walking down a hall and waiting for an elevator, Relay’s really good at that.

5. Howard Weintraub:

   Things are not going to work out great if all you do is just not eat salt, but maybe, just maybe, they'll start to watch how much they eat, maybe they will get off the subway a stop earlier and walk, instead of taking the elevator, they will walk two flights, there will be some weight loss.