skyscrapersky‧scrap‧er /ˈskaɪˌskreɪpə $ -ər/ noun [countable] 
Examples
a very tall modern city building
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- His office looked out on the other skyscrapers of downtown Dallas.
- Elsewhere in Beirut, gleaming steel and glass skyscrapers are rising.
- For a moment she wished she were on the top floor of a very, very high skyscraper.
- Human creatures under the warm shadows of skyscrapers feeling the heavy pleasure of their nature, and yielding.
- It's similar to staggering shell-shocked in alien territory occupied solely by foreboding empty skyscrapers.
- It could be the inside of a submarine or the backside of skyscraper.
- The moon and the star are personified, the skyscraper is a human skeleton with bones and ribs.
- The objective of the competition is to give Glasgow a central skyscraper which would reflect the city's new vigour and status.
- To this day the building has a remarkable power in a modern city of concrete skyscrapers and oppressive traffic.
Longman Language Activatora high building/mountain/tree etc► high
Collocations measuring a long distance from top to bottom - use this about mountains, walls, or buildings: · The castle was surrounded by high walls.· Mt. McKinley is the highest mountain in North America.· A couple of boys had climbed the high chain-link fence to get into the park.
► tall high and narrow or long - use this about trees and plants or about buildings and parts of buildings: · Two tall marble columns stood at either side of the entrance.· The twin towers of the World Trade Center were the highest buildings in New York.· The cat was hiding in the tall grass in the backyard.
► towering very high especially in a way that seems frightening or impressive: · The building seems out of place among the towering redwood trees.· The towering Cliffs of Dover loomed in front of them.
► skyscraper a very tall modern city building, especially one used for offices: · His office looked out on the other skyscrapers of downtown Dallas.
► high-rise a high-rise building is a tall modern building, used either for apartments or for offices: · High-rise apartment buildings now stood where his childhood home had been.
WORD SETS► Buildingsadjoin, verbalcove, nounantechamber, nounanteroom, nounapartment block, nounapse, nounarcade, nounart gallery, nounatrium, nounattic, nounauditorium, nounawning, nounback door, nounback-to-back, nounbailey, nounbalcony, nounbalustrade, nounbanister, nounbarn, nounbasilica, nounbastion, nounbay window, nounblock, nounbrownstone, nounbungalow, nounbunkhouse, nounbyre, nouncabin, nouncampanile, nouncanteen, nouncarport, nouncasement, nouncastle, nounceiling, nouncellar, nouncentre, nounchalet, nounchamber, nounchancel, nounchanging room, nounchateau, nounchimney, nounchimney breast, nounchimney pot, nounchimney stack, nouncladding, nounclerk of works, nouncloakroom, nouncloister, nounclubhouse, nouncoatroom, nouncocktail lounge, nouncolonnade, nouncolumn, nouncommon room, nouncomplex, nouncompound, nounconcourse, nouncondominium, nounconservatory, nounconvent, nouncoping, nouncornerstone, nouncorn exchange, nouncorridor, nouncottage, nouncountry house, nouncountry seat, nouncourthouse, nouncowshed, noundado, noundance hall, noundetached, adjectivedoor, noundoorpost, noundormer, nounedifice, nounentry, nounentryway, nounestate, nounestate agent, nounextension, nouneyrie, nounfacade, nounfallout shelter, nounfamily room, nounfarmhouse, nounfire door, nounfire escape, nounfire station, nounfitment, nounfixture, nounflatlet, nounflight, nounfloor, nounfolly, nounforecourt, nounfort, nounfortress, nounfoyer, nounfrontage, nounfront room, nounfuneral home, noungable, noungabled, adjectivegargoyle, noungrandstand, noungrange, noungranny flat, noungrille, nounground floor, nounguardhouse, nounguesthouse, nounguildhall, noungutter, nounguttering, noungym, noungymnasium, nounhabitation, nounhall, nounhallway, nounhatch, nounhatchway, nounhayloft, nounhealth centre, nounhigh-rise, adjectivehospice, nounhospital, nounlaboratory, nounlanding, nounleaded lights, nounlean-to, nounledge, nounlightning conductor, nounlintel, nounlobby, nounlodge, nounloft, nounlog cabin, nounlounge, nounlouvre, nounmaisonette, nounmezzanine, nounmilking parlour, nounmoving staircase, nounmullion, nounnave, nounniche, nounoast house, nounobelisk, nounoffice building, nounoratory, nounoutbuilding, nounouthouse, nounoverhang, nounparapet, nounparty wall, nounpediment, nounpenthouse, nounperistyle, nounpicture window, nounpilaster, nounpillar, nounpinnacle, nounplatform, nounplumber, nounplumbing, nounpodium, nounpoint, verbPortakabin, nounpotting shed, nounpresbytery, nounpress gallery, nounprivy, nounpublic convenience, nounpyramid, nounrafter, nounrail, nounrampart, nounribbon development, nounrotunda, nounsanctuary, nounschoolhouse, nounscience park, nounsepulchre, nounservice charge, nounshack, nounshed, nounshop front, nounskylight, nounskyscraper, nounsliding door, nounsmokestack, nounsmoking room, nounspiral staircase, nounspire, nounsports centre, nounstack, nounstadium, nounstair, nounstaircase, nounstairway, nounstairwell, nounstall, nounstately home, nounstateroom, nounstation, nounsteeple, nounstep, nounstonework, nounstoop, nounstoreroom, nounstorm cellar, nounstory, nounstudio, nountenement, nountepee, nounterrace, nountheatre, nountoilet, nountool shed, nountower block, nountown hall, nountownhouse, nountransept, nountransom, nountrapdoor, nountreasury, nounturret, nounvault, nounvaulted, adjectivevaulting, nounventilator, nounvestibule, nounvilla, nounwalkway, nounwall, nounwatchtower, nounwater tower, nounweatherboard, nounwedding chapel, nounwing, nounwoodshed, nounworkhouse, nounworkroom, nounworkshop, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► build
· People building skyscrapers have the same problem.· The complexity of the curtain walls on Worldwide Plaza was, of course, nothing new in the world of building skyscrapers.· Worldwide Plaza turned out to be quite a stiff building as skyscrapers go.
a very tall modern city building