HIGH-RISE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does high-rise mean? 

• HIGH-RISE (noun)
  The noun HIGH-RISE has 1 sense:

1. tower consisting of a multistoried building of offices or apartments

  Familiarity information: HIGH-RISE used as a noun is very rare.

• HIGH-RISE (adjective)
  The adjective HIGH-RISE has 1 sense:

1. used of buildings of many stories equipped with elevators; tall

  Familiarity information: HIGH-RISE used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HIGH-RISE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Tower consisting of a multistoried building of offices or apartments

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

high-rise; tower block

Context example:

'tower block' is the British term for 'high-rise'

Hypernyms ("high-rise" is a kind of...):

tower (a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building)

• HIGH-RISE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Used of buildings of many stories equipped with elevators; tall

Context example:

avenues lined with high-rise apartment buildings

Similar:

multistorey; multistoried; multistory (having more than one story)

storeyed; storied (having stories as indicated)

Antonym:

low-rise (used of buildings of one or only a few stories and usually no elevator; low)