noun · neutral
skyscraper
UK/ˈskaɪskreɪpə/US/ˈskaɪskreɪpər/SKY·scrap·er
Band 4-5speakingtask2
a very tall modern building, usually in a city
Examples
“The city's skyline is dominated by a new skyscraper.”
“Many multinational companies have offices in the skyscrapers downtown.”
“From the top of the skyscraper you can see across the whole city.”
Band 8 sentence
“The rapid construction of skyscrapers has dramatically altered the city's skyline in the past decade.”
Collocations
- tall skyscraper
- skyscraper skyline
Word family
skyscraper nounskyscraping adjective
Common mistakes
skycraper→skyscraper
big building→skyscraper
Say it for a higher band
5big building→6tower→7+skyscraper
Synonyms
tower
Easily confused
tower
“The medieval tower stood alone on the hill.”
Related words
Learn this word with the rest of its set, and get reminded at the right time.
In City & Urban life
Learn it with its set