Found 2 items, similar to Riser.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: riser
riser
n 1: a person who rises (especially from bed);
“he's usually a
late riser”
2: a vertical pipe in a building [syn:
riser pipe,
riser pipeline
,
riser main]
3: structural member consisting of the vertical part of a stair
or step
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Riser
Riser
\Ris"er\, n.
1. One who rises; as, an early riser.
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2. (Arch.)
(a) The upright piece of a step, from tread to tread.
Hence:
(b) Any small upright face, as of a seat, platform,
veranda, or the like.
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3. (Mining) A shaft excavated from below upward.
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4. (Founding) A feed head. See under
Feed, n.
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