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- [hahy-rahyz]
- /ˈhaɪˌraɪz/
- /ˈhaɪ.ˌraɪz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hahy-rahyz]
- /ˈhaɪˌraɪz/
Definitions of highrise word
- adjective highrise (of a building) having a comparatively large number of stories and equipped with elevators: a high-rise apartment house. 1
- adjective highrise of, relating to, or characteristic of high-rise buildings. 1
- adjective highrise of or being a small-wheeled bicycle with high handlebars and a banana-shaped seat. 1
- noun highrise Also, high rise, high-riser. a high-rise apartment or office building. 1
- noun highrise Alternative spelling of high-rise. 1
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Origin of highrise
First appearance:
before 1950 One of the 5% newest English words
First recorded in 1950-55
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Parts of speech for Highrise
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
highrise popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for highrise
adj highrise
- raised — fashioned or made as a surface design in relief.
- tall — having a relatively great height; of more than average stature: a tall woman; tall grass.
- aerial — You talk about aerial attacks and aerial photographs to indicate that people or things on the ground are attacked or photographed by people in aeroplanes.
- high — having a great or considerable extent or reach upward or vertically; lofty; tall: a high wall.
- towering — very high or tall; lofty: a towering oak.
noun highrise
- tower — the fiber of flax, hemp, or jute prepared for spinning by scutching.
- superstructure — the part of a building or construction entirely above its foundation or basement.
- coop — A coop is a cage where you keep small animals or birds such as chickens and rabbits.
- slum — Often, slums. a thickly populated, run-down, squalid part of a city, inhabited by poor people.
- flat — horizontally level: a flat roof.
Antonyms for highrise
adj highrise
- base — The base of something is its lowest edge or part.
- immoral — violating moral principles; not conforming to the patterns of conduct usually accepted or established as consistent with principles of personal and social ethics.
- lowly — humble in station, condition, or nature: a lowly cottage.
- little — small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
- low — to utter by or as by lowing.
Top questions with highrise
- what is a highrise building?
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