'Skyscraper' definitions:
Definition of 'skyscraper'
(from WordNet)
noun
A very tall building with many stories
Definition of 'Skyscraper'
From: GCIDE
- Skyscraper \Sky"scrap`er\, n. (a) (Naut.) (1) A skysail of a triangular form. [Rare] (2) A name for the one of the fancy sails alleged to have been sometimes set above the skysail. [Obs.] (b) A very tall building, especially one over 20 stories high. (c) Hence, anything usually large, high, or excessive. [Slang or Colloq.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Synonyms of 'skyscraper'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- antenna tower,
- architecture,
- barbican,
- belfry,
- bell tower,
- building,
- campanile,
- casa,
- cliff dwelling,
- colossus,
- column,
- construct,
- construction,
- consulate,
- country house,
- country seat,
- cupola,
- dacha,
- deanery,
- derrick,
- dome,
- dwelling house,
- edifice,
- embassy,
- erection,
- establishment,
- fabric,
- farm,
- farmhouse,
- fire tower,
- hall,
- house,
- houseboat,
- lake dwelling,
- lantern,
- lighthouse,
- living machine,
- lodge,
- manor house,
- manse,
- martello,
- martello tower,
- mast,
- minaret,
- monument,
- obelisk,
- observation tower,
- packaged house,
- pagoda,
- parsonage,
- penthouse,
- pilaster,
- pile,
- pillar,
- pinnacle,
- pole,
- prefab,
- prefabricated house,
- prefabrication,
- presidential palace,
- pylon,
- pyramid,
- ranch house,
- rectory,
- roof,
- shaft,
- sod house,
- spire,
- split-level,
- standpipe,
- steeple,
- structure,
- stupa,
- superstructure,
- television mast,
- tope,
- tour,
- tower,
- town house,
- turret,
- vicarage,
- water tower,
- windmill tower