what does high-rise mean?
HIGH-RISE as NOUN
- Meaning
- tower consisting of a multistoried building of offices or apartments
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Usage Example(s)
- `tower block” is the British term for `high-rise”
Hypernyms(s) high-rise is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
HIGH-RISE as ADJECTIVE
- Meaning
- used of buildings of many stories equipped with elevators
- tall
Usage Example(s)
- avenues lined with high-rise apartment buildings
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