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skyscraper

/ˈskaɪskreɪpə(r)/noun

उच्चारण स्काइस्क्रेपर

गगनचुंबी इमारत

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noun
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    a very tall building in a city

    गगनचुंबी इमारत

    • the skyscrapers of Mumbai
    • From the top of the skyscraper, we could see the whole of Gurugram.
    • A new skyscraper is going up near the harbour.
    + 2 more examples
    • Dubai is famous for its dazzling skyscrapers.
    • The skyscraper has more than eighty floors.

    Synonyms high-rise tower tower block multi-storey building

§Structures (grammar patterns) 5

a skyscraper (countable)

Skyscraper is countable and needs an article in the singular; the plural adds s.

'Skyscraper' countable है और singular में इसे article चाहिए; plural में 's' जुड़ता है।

  • A skyscraper stands near the harbour.
  • Mumbai's skyline is full of skyscrapers.

the tallest skyscraper in the world

After a superlative, use in with a place and of with a group.

Superlative के बाद स्थान के साथ 'in' और समूह के साथ 'of' आता है।

  • The Burj Khalifa is the tallest skyscraper in the world.

skyscraper + noun

As a modifier, skyscraper is used for height or an office block.

Modifier के रूप में 'skyscraper' ऊँचाई या कार्यालय भवन के लिए आता है।

  • Skyscraper prices rose quickly in the new business district.
  • The skyscraper office was full of banks.

skyscraper (figurative) / skyscraping

Skyscraping, or skyscraper-high, is used for extremely high prices or hopes.

'Skyscraping' या 'skyscraper-high' बहुत ऊँची कीमतों या आशाओं के लिए आता है।

  • Skyscraping rents drove families to the suburbs.

skyscraper vs high-rise vs tower

Skyscraper means a very tall building; high-rise is a general word for any tall block; tower stresses height and shape.

'Skyscraper' बहुत ऊँची इमारत है; 'high-rise' किसी भी ऊँची इमारत के लिए सामान्य शब्द है; 'tower' ऊँचाई और आकार पर ज़ोर देता है।

  • They live in a high-rise, not a skyscraper.
+Collocations 4

adjective + skyscraper

tallglassgleamingmoderntowering

  • A gleaming glass skyscraper stood next to the old fort.

verb + skyscraper

buildclimbconstructdesigntower above

  • Engineers have designed a new skyscraper for Mumbai.

skyscraper + noun

skylineconstructionliftboomdistrict

  • The skyscraper boom changed the city's skyline.

skyscraper + preposition

in the cityof steelof glasson the coastnear the sea

  • A skyscraper of steel and glass rose on the coast.
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  • Radhika looked down from the fortieth floor of a skyscraper.

राधिका ने एक गगनचुंबी इमारत की चालीसवीं मंज़िल से नीचे देखा।

  • New skyscrapers have changed the skyline of Gurugram.

नई गगनचुंबी इमारतों ने गुरुग्राम की स्काईलाइन बदल दी है।

  • Skyscrapers need strong foundations and modern lifts.

गगनचुंबी इमारतों को मज़बूत नींव और आधुनिक लिफ़्टों की ज़रूरत होती है।

  • The company moved its office into a glass skyscraper.

कंपनी ने अपना कार्यालय एक काँच की गगनचुंबी इमारत में बदल लिया।

  • From our village, we could see the skyscrapers far away.

हमारे गाँव से दूर की गगनचुंबी इमारतें दिखाई देती थीं।

  • Skyscrapers are built with steel frames and glass walls.

गगनचुंबी इमारतें इस्पात के ढाँचे और काँच की दीवारों से बनती हैं।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ The Burj Khalifa is the tallest skyscraper of the world.

✓ The Burj Khalifa is the tallest skyscraper in the world.

After a superlative, use in with a place, not of.

Superlative के बाद स्थान के साथ 'in' आता है, 'of' नहीं।

✗ Mumbai has many skyscrappers.

✓ Mumbai has many skyscrapers.

Skyscraper has one p in scraper, because it comes from scrape.

'Skyscraper' में 'scraper' के बाद एक ही 'p' आता है, क्योंकि यह 'scrape' से बना है।

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

high-rise tower tower block multi-storey building

AaSpelling

sky·scrap·er

?Which word?

Keep the building words together: skyscraper (very tall), high-rise, tower block (British, tall block of flats), bungalow (a one-storey house), mansion (a large grand house), hut.

इमारतों के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: skyscraper (बहुत ऊँची), high-rise, tower block (British, ऊँचा फ़्लैट-भवन), bungalow (एक मंज़िला घर), mansion (बड़ा भव्य घर), hut।

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General knowledge

The Burj Khalifa in Dubai is the world's tallest building; the first skyscraper was the Home Insurance Building in Chicago (1885).

दुबई का बुर्ज ख़लीफ़ा दुनिया की सबसे ऊँची इमारत है; पहली गगनचुंबी इमारत शिकागो की Home Insurance Building (1885) थी।