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See also: highrise

high-rise ‎(plural high-rises)

A tall building

Norwegian:

Bokmål: høyhus n, høghus n

Nynorsk: høghus n
Russian: высо́тное зда́ние ‎(vysótnoje zdánije), многоэта́жное зда́ние ‎(mnogoetážnoje zdánije), высо́тка (ru) ‎(vysótka)
Swedish: höghus (sv) n

high-rise ‎(not comparable)

Of clothing: designed to sit high on, or above, the wearer's hips.
high-rise jeans