high-rise

Or high·rise

[hahy-rahyz]

adjective

1. (of a building) having a comparatively large number of stories and equipped with elevators.

   a high-rise apartment complex.

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

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

4. (of pants) having a waistline placed at or above the navel, or at the natural waist.

   high-rise chinos.

noun

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

high-rise

adjective

1. 1. (prenominal) of or relating to a building that has many storeys, esp one used for flats or offices Compare low-rise

      a high-rise block

   2. ( as noun )

      a high-rise in Atlanta

Word History and Origins

Origin of high-rise¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

Several commuters said building high-rise apartments near a train and bus stop seemed like a good idea.

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CHONGQING, China—An elevated train cuts through a residential high-rise.

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The sister of a man who fell to his death from an Aberdeen high-rise after being tortured is calling for a new law to protect others.

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He had booked a room on the 22nd floor of the high-rise hotel, whose security window was forced open, it added.

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“Are we talking about little shopping centers or high-rise hotels?” he said.

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Related Words

• big 
• great 
• huge 
• immense 
• large 
• lofty 
• long 
• soaring 
• steep 
• tremendous