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    HIGH-RISE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Tower consisting of a multistoried building of offices or apartmentsplay

    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; tallplay

    Example:

    avenues lined with high-rise apartment buildings

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    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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