high-rise adj

high-rise adj
['haɪˌraɪz]

high-rise building — palazzone m


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  • high-rise — high′ rise or high′rise adj. 1) cvb (of a building) having a comparatively large number of stories and equipped with elevators: a high rise apartment house[/ex] 2) cvb Also, high′ rise , high riser. a high rise apartment or office building •… …   From formal English to slang

  • high-rise — adj [only before noun] high rise buildings are tall buildings with many levels >high rise n ▪ They live in a high rise on the East Side. →↑low rise …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • high-rise — high rises ADJ: ADJ n High rise buildings are modern buildings which are very tall and have many levels or floors. ...high rise apartment blocks. ...high rise office buildings. N COUNT A high rise is a high rise building. That big high rise above …   English dictionary

  • ˈhigh-ˌrise — adj very tall with many floors high rise apartment blocks[/ex] ˈhigh ˌrise noun [C] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • high-rise — ☆ high rise [hī′rīz΄ ] adj. designating or of a tall apartment house, office building, etc. of many stories n. a high rise building …   English World dictionary

  • high-rise — adj. High rise is used with these nouns: ↑apartment, ↑block, ↑building, ↑condominium, ↑flat, ↑housing, ↑office, ↑tower …   Collocations dictionary

  • high-rise — /huy ruyz /, adj. 1. (of a building) having a comparatively large number of stories and equipped with elevators: a high rise apartment house. 2. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of high rise buildings. 3. of or being a small wheeled bicycle… …   Universalium

  • high-rise —  adj. (Of buildings) Having very many floors …   A concise dictionary of English slang

  • high — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 a of great vertical extent (a high building). b (predic.; often in comb.) of a specified height (one inch high; water was waist high). 2 a far above ground or sea level etc. (a high altitude). b inland, esp. when raised… …   Useful english dictionary

  • high — /huy/, adj., higher, highest, adv., higher, highest, n. adj. 1. having a great or considerable extent or reach upward or vertically; lofty; tall: a high wall. 2. having a specified extent upward: The apple tree is now 20 feet high. 3. situated… …   Universalium

  • high — [[t]ha͟ɪ[/t]] ♦ higher, highest, highs 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is high extends a long way from the bottom to the top when it is upright. You do not use high to describe people, animals, or plants. ...a house, with a high wall all around it …   English dictionary

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