high-rise

or high·rise

[ hahy-rahyz ]

/ ˈhaɪˌraɪz /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR high-rise ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

(of a building) having a comparatively large number of stories and equipped with elevators: a high-rise apartment house.

of, relating to, or characteristic of high-rise buildings.

of or being a small-wheeled bicycle with high handlebars and a banana-shaped seat.

noun

Also high rise, high-riser. a high-rise apartment or office building.

Origin of high-rise

First recorded in 1950–55

Words nearby high-rise

high-quality, high relief, High Renaissance, high-res, high-resolution, high-rise, high-riser, high-risk, highroad, high roller, high-rolling

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Example sentences from the Web for high-rise

Noonan accounts for everything to do with the coat, from the wool production to its current home in a Canada high-rise.
This Week’s Hot Reads, July 15, 2013|Sarah Stodola, Jen Vafidis, Damaris Colhoun|July 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
One, called the Qasr al-Nile bridge, runs past the high-rise Semiramis Hotel directly into the square.
Egypt’s Military Is Waiting for the Worst|Christopher Dickey, Mike Giglio|July 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
She remembers staying in youth hostels and private homes rather than in high-rise hotels.
Alyse Nelson: A Life Less Ordinary|Abigail Pesta|June 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Police had searched the Bronx high-rise where he was stuck, but never thought he was in one of its elevators.
Elevator Horror Stories|The Daily Beast|December 15, 2011|DAILY BEAST

Some girls gather around a desk in a high-rise apartment building.
Gay Syrian Blogger a Hoax?|Asne Seierstad|June 6, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Pertinent is the one nearly successful attempt which was made to approach the high-rise problem electrically.
Elevator Systems of the Eiffel Tower, 1889|Robert M. Vogel

British Dictionary definitions for high-rise

high-rise

adjective

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

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单词	high-rise
释义	high-rise or high·rise [ hahy-rahyz ] / ˈhaɪˌraɪz / SEE SYNONYMS FOR high-rise ON THESAURUS.COM adjective (of a building) having a comparatively large number of stories and equipped with elevators: a high-rise apartment house. of, relating to, or characteristic of high-rise buildings. of or being a small-wheeled bicycle with high handlebars and a banana-shaped seat. noun Also high rise, high-riser. a high-rise apartment or office building. Origin of high-rise First recorded in 1950–55 Words nearby high-rise high-quality, high relief, High Renaissance, high-res, high-resolution, high-rise, high-riser, high-risk, highroad, high roller, high-rolling Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for high-rise Noonan accounts for everything to do with the coat, from the wool production to its current home in a Canada high-rise. This Week’s Hot Reads, July 15, 2013\|Sarah Stodola, Jen Vafidis, Damaris Colhoun\|July 15, 2013\|DAILY BEAST One, called the Qasr al-Nile bridge, runs past the high-rise Semiramis Hotel directly into the square. Egypt’s Military Is Waiting for the Worst\|Christopher Dickey, Mike Giglio\|July 6, 2013\|DAILY BEAST She remembers staying in youth hostels and private homes rather than in high-rise hotels. Alyse Nelson: A Life Less Ordinary\|Abigail Pesta\|June 6, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Police had searched the Bronx high-rise where he was stuck, but never thought he was in one of its elevators. Elevator Horror Stories\|The Daily Beast\|December 15, 2011\|DAILY BEAST Some girls gather around a desk in a high-rise apartment building. Gay Syrian Blogger a Hoax?\|Asne Seierstad\|June 6, 2011\|DAILY BEAST Pertinent is the one nearly successful attempt which was made to approach the high-rise problem electrically. Elevator Systems of the Eiffel Tower, 1889\|Robert M. Vogel British Dictionary definitions for high-rise high-rise adjective (prenominal) of or relating to a building that has many storeys, esp one used for flats or officesa high-rise block Compare low-rise (as noun)a high-rise in Atlanta Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to high-rise towering, soaring, skyward, raised, coop, slum, boarding house, upheaved, lifted, uprisen, upraised, uplifted, tall, aerial, high, tower, superstructure, flat, cooperative, dump
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high-rise

or high·rise

adjective

noun

Origin of high-rise

Words nearby high-rise

Example sentences from the Web for high-rise

British Dictionary definitions for high-rise

adjective

Words related to high-rise