1. [n]  organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
2. [n]  a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"
3. [adj]  newly come into prominence; "a rising young politician"
4. [adj]  coming to maturity; "the rising generation"
5. [adj]  sloping upward
6. [adj]  (of a heavenly body) becoming visible above the horizon; "the rising sun"
7. [adj]  advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status; "a rising trend"; "a rising market"
8. [adj]  preceding the climax especially of a dramatic or narrative plot; "the rising action"
9. [adj]  increasing in amount or degree; "rising prices"

RISING is a 6 letter word that starts with R.

1. \Ris"ing\, a.
   1. Attaining a higher place; taking, or moving in, an upward
      direction; appearing above the horizon; ascending; as, the
      rising moon.
   
   2. Increasing in wealth, power, or distinction; as, a rising
      state; a rising character.
   
            Among the rising theologians of Germany. --Hare.
   
   3. Growing; advancing to adult years and to the state of
      active life; as, the rising generation.
   
   

2. \Ris"ing\, prep.
   More than; exceeding; upwards of; as, a horse rising six
   years of age. [Colloq. & Low, U.S.]
   
   

3. \Ris"ing\, n.
   1. The act of one who, or that which, rises (in any sense).
   
   2. That which rises; a tumor; a boil. --Lev. xiii. 10.
   
   {Rising main} (Waterworks), the pipe through which water from
      an engine is delivered to an elevated reservoir.