elevator

noun

1. a person or thing that elevates or raises.
2. a moving platform or cage for carrying passengers or freight from one level to another, as in a building.
3. any of various mechanical devices for raising objects or materials.
4. a building in which grain is stored and handled by means of mechanical elevator and conveyor devices.
5. Aeronautics. a hinged horizontal surface on an airplane or the like, used to control the longitudinal inclination and usually placed at the tail end of the fuselage.
6. elevator shoe.

noun

1. a person or thing that elevates
2. mainly US a mechanical hoist for raising something, esp grain or coal, often consisting of a chain of scoops linked together on a conveyor belt
3. mainly US and Canadian a platform, compartment, or cage raised or lowered in a vertical shaft to transport persons or goods in a buildingAlso called (in Britain and certain other countries): lift
4. mainly US and Canadian a large granary equipped with an elevator and, usually, facilities for cleaning and grading the grain
5. any muscle that raises a part of the body
6. a surgical instrument for lifting a part of the body
7. a control surface on the tailplane of an aircraft, for making it climb or descend

n.

1. A surgical instrument used to elevate tissues or to raise a sunken part, such as a depressed fragment of bone.
2. A dental instrument used to remove teeth or parts of teeth that cannot be gripped with a forceps or to loosen teeth and roots before using forceps.