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HIGH-RISE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tower consisting of a multistoried building of offices or apartments
Example:
'tower block' is the British term for 'high-rise'
Synonyms:
high-rise; tower block
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("high-rise" is a kind of...):
tower (a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Used of buildings of many stories equipped with elevators; tall
Example:
avenues lined with high-rise apartment buildings
Classified under:
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)
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