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riser
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun riser has 3 senses
- riser(n = noun.person) Array - a person who rises (especially from bed); "he's usually a late riser" is a kind of individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul
- riser(n = noun.artifact) riser main, riser pipe, riser pipeline - a vertical pipe in a building; Array is a kind of pipage, pipe, piping
- riser(n = noun.artifact) Array - structural member consisting of the vertical part of a stair or step; Array is a part of stair, step
has particulars: early bird
Derived forms verb rise10, verb rise3
is a kind of structural member
CIDE DICTIONARY
riser, n.
- One who rises; as, an early riser. [1913 Webster]
- The upright piece of a step, from tread to tread. [1913 Webster]
- A shaft excavated from below upward. [1913 Webster]
- A feed head. See under Feed,
n. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
riser, n.
1 a person who rises esp. from bed (an early riser).
2 a vertical section between the treads of a staircase.
3 a vertical pipe for the flow of liquid or gas.
1 a person who rises esp. from bed (an early riser).
2 a vertical section between the treads of a staircase.
3 a vertical pipe for the flow of liquid or gas.
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