elevator

noun

• Anything that raises or uplifts.
• A permanent construction with a built-in platform that is lifted vertically, used to transport people and goods.
• A silo used for storing wheat, corn or other grain (grain elevator)
• A control surface of an aircraft responsible for controling the pitching motion of the machine.
• A dental instrument used to pry up ("elevate") teeth in difficult extractions, or depressed portions of bone.
• Any 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.