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skyscraper


sky·scrap·er

noun \-ˌskrā-pər\

Definition of SKYSCRAPER

: a very tall building
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First Known Use of SKYSCRAPER

1883

Rhymes with SKYSCRAPER

bond paper, crepe paper, curlpaper, endpaper, escaper, flypaper, graph paper, landscaper, newspaper, notepaper, reshaper, rice paper, sandpaper, tar paper, term paper, wallpaper, wastepaper, waxed paper, white paper

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