Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

raise cain

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.51 in modern English

Syllables: raise -cain
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Synonym of raise hell.

Example Sentences

"Those damned boys have been out drinking and raising Cain again tonight."
"Why have we every reason to believe that Adam and Eve were both rowdies? Because Eve raised the Old Harry, and they both raised Cain."
""I seen old Flint in the corner there, behind you; as plain as print, I seen him; and if I get the horrors, I'm a man that has lived rough, and I'll raise Cain.""

Etymology

From Cain, the biblical son of Adam and Eve, the first murderer. The expression implies raising him from the dead and thus bringing or returning that evil to Earth.

Inflected Forms

raises Cain (present, singular) raising Cain (participle, present) raised Cain (participle, past) raised Cain (past)

Phrases

raise cane

Frequently Paired Words

raise cane

Synonyms

raise hell

Questions

What does raise cain mean?: Synonym of raise hell.
Where does raise cain come from?: From Cain, the biblical son of Adam and Eve, the first murderer. The expression implies raising him from the dead and thus bringing or returning that evil to Earth.

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