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High-rise

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Noun

1. high-rise, tower block

tower consisting of a multistoried building of offices or apartments

Example Sentences:
'tower block' is the British term for high-rise''

Adjective

2. high-rise

used of buildings of many stories equipped with elevators; tall

Example Sentences:
'avenues lined with high-rise apartment buildings'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

High-rise

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adjective
a. (prenominal)
of or relating to a building that has many storeys, esp one used for flats or offices
a high-rise block
Compare low-rise
b. 
(as noun)
a high-rise in Atlanta

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

High-rise

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adjective
1. 
designating or of a tall apartment house, office building, etc. of many stories
noun
2. 
a high-rise building

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

High-rise

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adj.
1.
a. Relating to or being a tall building that is equipped with elevators and usually has at least six stories: a high-rise apartment building.
b. Having or characterized by high-rise buildings: a high-rise district.
2. Relating to or being a bicycle with small wheels, high handlebars, and often a banana-shaped seat.
3. Of or relating to pants with a waistline that rests well above the hips.
n. or high rise
1. A high-rise building.
2. A high-rise bicycle.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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