SKYSCRAPER


Meaning of SKYSCRAPER in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ giant , huge , tall , towering

the world's tallest ~

in the shadow of the towering ~s of Manhattan

▪ modern , new

▪ downtown ( AmE )

▪ 20-storey/20-story , 30-storey/30-story , etc.

▪ glass

▪ gleaming

Chicago's skyline of gleaming ~s

… OF SKYSCRAPERS

▪ forest

He found himself approaching a forest of ~s.

VERB + SKYSCRAPER

▪ build

▪ surround

a square surrounded by towering ~s

SKYSCRAPER + VERB

▪ loom , rise

Tall ~s loomed above us.

On all sides, ~s rose like jagged teeth.

▪ tower above sb/sth , tower over sb/sth

The ~ towered over the surrounding buildings.

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .