skyscraper
Definitions of skyscraper
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any of various hand tools for scrapingsynonyms: afkrabber, flesselikker, krabber, krabijzer, panlikker, pannelikker, pannenlikker, polijststaal, schraapbeitel, schraapijzer, schraapmes, schraapstaal, schrabber, schraper, schrapmes, schrapper, verfkrabber, verfschraper, wolkenkrabbertype of:handgereedschapa tool used with workers' hands
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a very tall building with many storiessynonyms: wolkenkrabber
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