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]