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riser
[ rahy-zer ]
/ ˈraɪ zər /
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noun
a person who rises, especially from bed: to be an early riser.
the vertical face of a stair step.
any of a group of long boards or narrow platforms that can be combined in stepwise fashion: The choir stood on a horseshoe of risers behind the orchestra.
a vertical pipe, duct, or conduit.
Metallurgy. a chamber or enlarged opening at the top of a mold for allowing air to escape or adding extra metal.
Nautical.
- a heavy strake of planking in the vicinity of the garboard strake in a wooden vessel.
- rising (def. 10).
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British Dictionary definitions for riser
riser
/ (ˈraɪzə) /
noun
a person who rises, esp from bedan early riser
the vertical part of a stair or step
a vertical pipe, esp one within a building
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