| Noun | 1. | high-rise - tower consisting of a multistoried building of offices or apartments; "`tower block' is the British term for `high-rise'" Synonyms: tower block |
| Adj. | 1. | high-rise - used of buildings of many stories equipped with elevators; tall; "avenues lined with high-rise apartment buildings" Antonyms: low-rise - used of buildings of one or only a few stories and usually no elevator; low; "looking out over the roofs of low-rise apartment buildings" |