riser

«riser» in Mova's school dictionary: A person who gets up from bed at a certain time: «an… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a riser, risers)

meaning for a pupil

1) A person who gets up from bed at a certain time: «an early riser», «a late riser». tree →

2) The upright part of each step on a staircase, between one tread and the next. tree →

3) A low platform or stage block that makes people stand higher, as for a choir. tree →

4) A pipe going upwards in a building. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life «early riser» describes someone who wakes up early. In design and maths, stairs have risers and treads; the riser height tells how high each step is. In school concerts choirs stand on risers. Phrases: «early riser», «late riser», «choir risers».

examples

• Grandma is an early riser and gets up at five. tree →
• I'm a late riser at weekends. tree →
• Each stair riser is 18 centimetres high. tree →
• The choir stood on risers so everyone could be seen. tree →
• The water riser pipe runs up the building for the firefighters. tree →
• If there are 12 steps with 20 cm risers, the stairs are 240 cm high. tree →

note

Countable: risers. In maths problems with stairs: total height = number of steps × riser height. Comes from «rise».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «riser» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.