skyscraper

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈskaɪskreɪpər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈskaɪˌskreɪpɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(skīskrā′pər)

Collocations for "skyscraper"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "skyscraper" in context.

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skyscraper

Most examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. a [tall, towering, huge] skyscraper
  2. the tallest skyscraper in the world
  3. the world's tallest skyscraper
  4. a [New York, Tokyo] skyscraper
  5. a skyscraper in [New York]
  6. a fifty- [story, floor] skyscraper
  7. [build, erect, demolish] a skyscraper
  8. [lives, works] in a skyscraper
  9. the skyscraper has [restaurants, a cinema, a gym]
  10. the skyscraper's observation deck
  11. (a street) [lined, dotted] with skyscrapers
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