high-rise

or high·rise

[ hahy-rahyz ]

/ ˈhaɪˌraɪz /

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adjective

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

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

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

(of pants) having a waistline placed at or above the navel, or at the natural waist: high-rise chinos.

noun

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

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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

How to use high-rise in a sentence

Eric Garcetti succeeded Villaraigosa and has received high marks in his first year and a half on the job.
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Nor does the jet have the ability to capture high-definition video, utilize an infra-red pointer.
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Obsessive exercising and inadequate nutrition can, over time, put people at high risk for overuse injuries like stress fractures.
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The most recent activity had a high point of 3.6 on the Richter Scale.
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Being something of a political cipher may have helped Revels rise to prominence.
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Honour the physician for the need thou hast of him: for the most High hath created him.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
The most High hath created medicines out of the earth, and a wise man will not abhor them.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
The Majesty on high has a colony and a people on earth, which otherwise is under the supremacy of the Evil One.
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In cross-section the burrows varied from round (three inches in diameter) to oval (three inches high and four inches wide).
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As Spain, however, has fallen from the high place she once held, her colonial system has also gone down.
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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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high-rise

or high·rise

Origin of high-rise

Words nearby high-rise

Words related to high-rise

How to use high-rise in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for high-rise