skyscraper
(noun) a very tall building with many stories
Source: WordNet® 3.1
skyscraper (plural skyscrapers)
A very tall building with a large number of floors.
(nautical, archaic) A small sail atop a mast of a ship; a triangular skysail.
(figuratively) Anything very tall or high.
Source: Wiktionary
Sky"scrap`er, n. (a) (Naut.) (1) A skysail of a triangular form. [Rare] (2)
Definition: A name for the one of the fancy sails alleged to have been sometimes set above the skysail. [Obs.] (b) A very tall building. (c) Hence, anything usually large, high, or excessive. [Slang or Colloq.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 May 2025
(noun) sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
