MEANING
Relating to a tall building with many floors.
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Words that belong together
- high-rise building
- high-rise apartment
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High-rise apartments lined the avenue.
The district favored high-rise development.
She watched from a high-rise window.
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Word forms
- Base
- high-rise
Usage notes
Primary category: setting. Forms: Usually non-gradable adjective; noun high-rise, high-rises. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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