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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A tall building, one consisting of many storeys.
2. 2
   tower consisting of a multistoried building of offices or apartments wordnet

Adjective

1. 1
   Designed to sit high on, or above, the wearer's hips. not-comparable

   "high-rise jeans"

Adjective

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

Synonyms

All synonyms

multi-storeymultistorytower block

Antonyms

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low-rise

Example

More examples

"This high-rise building has five lifts."

Etymology

From high + rise.

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