Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1. 
 tower consisting of a multistoried building of offices or apartments; 
- Example: "`tower block' is the British term for `high-rise'"[syn: high-rise, tower block]
ADJECTIVE (1)
1.  used of buildings of many stories equipped with elevators;  tall; 
- Example: "avenues lined with high-rise apartment buildings"
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
high-rise
    adj 1: used of buildings of many stories equipped with
           elevators; tall; "avenues lined with high-rise apartment
           buildings" [ant: low-rise]
    n 1: tower consisting of a multistoried building of offices or
         apartments; "`tower block' is the British term for `high-
         rise'" [syn: high-rise, tower block]