Definition of SKYSCRAPER

skyscraper

Plural: skyscrapers

Noun

  • a very tall building with many stories
  • A very tall building with a large number of floors.
  • A small sail atop a mast of a ship; a triangular skysail.
  • Anything very tall or high.

Origin / Etymology

Compound of sky + scraper, first applied to tall steel-frame buildings in American cities such as New York City and Chicago in the 1880s.

Scrabble Score: 21

skyscraper: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
skyscraper: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
skyscraper: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 22

skyscraper: valid Words With Friends Word