elevator

Anything that raises or uplifts.

north americaAustraliaA 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.

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

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

A dental instrument used to pry up ("elevate") teeth in difficult extractions, or depressed portions of bone.

anatomyAny muscle that serves to raise a part of the body, such as the leg or the eye.

A type of shoe having an insert lift to make the wearer appear taller.

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

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

informalTo move in an elevator.

“He elevatored up to the third floor.”