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high-riser

American  
[hahy-rahy-zer] / ˈhaɪˌraɪ zər /

noun

  1. a couch or single bed with a mattress and frame concealed beneath, which, when pulled all the way out, lift up to the level of the upper cushion or mattress and lock into place to form a double bed.

  2. a high-rise bicycle.

  3. high-rise.


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The paterfamilias, director and centrifugal force of The Family is Marvin Camillo, 36, a dark, mustachioed man inclined to high-riser blue shoes and flowered shirts, whom his company �not entirely jokingly�call "Poncho God."

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