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santascraper

a skyscraper that evinces the spirit of Christmas

light 
scraperscape

an image consisting of skyscrapers only

skyline 
screw-it height

the height after which people prefer to stand rather than walk on the escalators

elevators 
see-through

a building with a high vacancy rate

fails 
setback

a steplike recession in the profile of a skyscraper

looks 
shapescraper

a skyscraper with a distinguishing shape

looks 
shardenfreude

a skyscraper that wants to remind you of a particular famous building

looks 
shyscraper

a skyscraper whose architecture doesn’t live up to its status

looks 
sidescraper

a narrow building that has all its architecture concentrated in its slender facade

sizes 
sidewalk shunner

a skyscraper that makes no effort to make contact with its environment

base 
signature view

the view from a position where the city looks well filled and balanced

skyline 
skeleton

a steel skeleton that hopefully will one day become a skyscraper

fails 
skinnyscraper

a skyscraper that is only slender on one side

sizes 
skinscraper

a skyscraper that is recognizable by looking at a section of the exterior

looks 
sky accent

a proverbial high note that has been added to a low-rise building as a kind of architectural exclamation point

looks 
sky alai

a skyscraper that reflects the sunset

sky 
sky blotch

the outline of a building

looks 
sky candy

a cool-looking skyscraper

stacking 
sky chapel

a chapel in the top of a skyscraper

top 
sky exposure plane

the imaginary V-shaped area in a cross-section of a street with tapering skyscrapers

planning 
sky garage

a parking spot on an upper floor of a skyscraper

living 
sky garden

a garden on top of a skyscraper

top 
sky sickness

sickness that is the result of skyscraper sway

construction 
sky vault

a very safe and secure apartment in a skyscraper

living 
sky villa

an independent-looking residence atop a skyscraper

top 
sky-five

high-fiving a skyscraper

fun 
sky-scrapered

an area that is characterized by the presence of skyscrapers

thesaurus 
skybar

a rooftop bar

use 
skyblender

a skyscraper that tries to hide in plain sight by mirroring its environment

sky gallery
skybreak bubble

a ball-shaped structure made of triangular elements

futurism 
skybridge

a connection above the base levels between two skyscrapers

connect gallery
skycage

a three-dimensional steel grid that carries both the inner structure and the outer walls of a skyscraper

construction gallery
skycake

a skyscraper that resembles a wedding cake

thesaurus 
skycatcher

an eye-catching skyscraper that is the centerpiece of a massive development scheme

development 
skychaser

someone who unilaterally commissions a skyscraper

development 
skycheater

a skyscraper that noisily claims bragging rights on the back of vanity height

boasting 
skycolumn

a skyscraper that resembles a column

thesaurus 
skydeck

a platform designed to connect the roofs of two or more skyscrapers for the sole purpose of creating an awesome place to hang out

connect 
skydentify

the ability to point out your apartment in a skyscraper from a distance

citylife 
skydweller

someone who lives in a skyscraper

citylife 
skyfarm

farmland on the roof of a tall building

green 
skyful

an attractive skyscraper

looks 
skyglow

the illumination of the night sky caused by something other than the moon and stars

sky 
skyheight

the height of a skyscraper

height 
skyjumper

a skyscraper that was designed as one building but completed in stages

stacking 
skyland

all of the city minus the first five or so floors

citylife 
skylife

the lifestyle based on exclusive space, views, and services

citylife 
skylight

an opening in a ceiling

use 
skyline

a cityscape dominated by skyscrapers

skyline 
skyline awe

the sensation evoked by the sight of a skyline seen from a skyway

skyline 
skyline gap

a gap in the skyline that looks like an unexpected pause in the rhythm that would have to be filled with a new skyscraper to restore the flow

skyline 
skyline party

a show that involves multiple illuminated skyscrapers and a lot of fireworks

light 
skyline rhythm

a somewhat regular sequence of skyscrapers and gaps

skyline 
skyline spot

a place from which you can admire the signature view of a city

skyline 
skyline walking

tightrope walking between two skyscrapers

fun 
skylinescraper

a building with a skyline on top

skyline 
skyneedle

a skyscraper that resembles a needle

thesaurus 
skyness

the qualities that make the sky what it is

sky 
skypad

a skyscraper apartment

living 
skypalace

a very large and luxurious apartment in a skyscraper

living 
skypath

a system of connections between equally tall skyscrapers

connect 
skypipe

a skyscraper shaped like a hollow cylinder

use 
skypod

a small, prefabricated, and modular structure that often serves as a little hangout

top 
skypool

a swimming pool atop a skyscraper

top 
skypricker

a skyscraper with a spire or pointed end

thesaurus 
skypromo

an advertisement displayed on the facade of a skyscraper

boasting 
skyrider

a skyscraper that takes advantage of the qualities of the environment without contributing to it

perception 
skyrunning

running in the mountains above the 2,000-meter altitude where the climbing difficulty does not exceed II° grade, and the incline is over 30 percent

fun 
skyscaler

a skyscraper that helps to soften the transition between buildings of different sizes

perception 
skyscraper

a building of height, profit, and pride

skyscraper gallery
skyscraper alert

the announcement of a new tallest skyscraper that doubles as a predictor of an economic crisis in the near future

development 
skyscraper day

celebrated annually on September 3

fun 
skyscraper nocturne

the image of softly pulsing lights on spires and corners and illuminated beacons that penetrated the sky created a serene-looking nightscape

light 
skyscraper noir

the somewhat gritty look of scarcely lit skyscrapers

light 
skyscraper plodding

when there are too many tourists around that will keep you from dancing your way through the crowd, even though you’re a skilled skyscraper dancer

urbanness 
skyscraper sea

an endless-looking cityscape consisting of densely packed tall buildings, of which only a few stand out by height or architecture

skyline 
skyscraper selfie

a selfie taken by rooftoppers from positions that most would find quite uncomfortable

fun 
skyscraper walking

dancing your way through the crowd in a busy city

urbanness 
skyscrapereeny

a very, very small skyscraper

small 
skyscraperella

a very small skyscraper

small 
skyscraperesque

buildings before the 1880s that show signs of a skyscraper

thesaurus 
skyscraperette

a building that delivers on some of the essential characteristics of the skyscraper, except for height

small 
skyscraperist

an expedient skyscraper buff

people 
skyscraping

an adjective indicating great height

thesaurus 
skyscrapologist

a skyscraperist who takes himself quite seriously

people 
skyscratcher

alternative term for a skyscraper coined by Emery Roth

thesaurus 
skyshaper

anyone who is somehow professionally involved in the business of skyscrapers

people 
skysign

a logo on top of a skyscraper

boasting 
skysore

an ugly skyscraper

perception 
skytalker

someone who likes to talk about skyscrapers and supports the continuous development of our language by suggesting new terms and improving existing ones

people 
skytaser

a skyscraper hit by lightning, which proves to be quite photogenic when the opportunity presents itself

sky 
skytemple

a skyscraper that resembles a temple

thesaurus 
skywalk

a system of closed and elevated connections between buildings that may cover entire city blocks

connect 
skywalking

the thrill-seeking and illegal act of walking, running, and jumping along the roofline of a skyscraper without the use of safety gear

fun 
skywall

the visual result when skyscrapers have been built so close together that they appear to be a contiguous wall of skyscrapers

skyline 
skywashing

when green bragging rights involve skyscrapers

boasting 
skyway

a highway with a skyline on the horizon

skyline 
skywhistler

a skyscraper that whistles in the wind

sky 
skywire

a tightrope that spans two skyscrapers

connect 
slab

tall buildings whose length is greater than both its height and its width

sizes 
sliver

a skinny skyscraper that has been shoehorned in between two adjacent buildings

sizes 
slumscraper

a vertical slum

housing 
smackerstacker

a skyscraper that lacks ambition

development 
social density

density that can be changed by altering the number of individuals per given unit of space

vertical 
solitaire

a lonely skyscraper

planning 
spacescraper

a skyscraper with multiple types of space on the facade

people 
spacity

enjoying the benefits of both spatial density and social density

vertical 
spatial density

density that can be changed by altering the amount of space while keeping the number of individuals constant

vertical 
spatial verticality

when the height of the building represents space rather than density

vertical 
sphinx

a skyscraper with a modest addition on top

sizes 
spikeline

a skyline dominated by one tower that is visible from all angles

skyline 
spireline

a pre-skyscraper skyline dominated by vertical elements such as spires, steeples, pinnacles, domes, and other non-utilitarian towers

skyline 
spotmarker

a skyscraper that is regarded as a representation of its environment

planning 
squatscraper

a skyscraper taken over by squatters

housing 
stack effect

the upward movement of air inside skyscrapers

construction 
stackscraper

a skyscraper that looks like a stack of things

stacking 
standbyscraper

a taxpayer that was built pending the construction of a skyscraper

development 
starline

a skyline that includes a good number of famous landmarks

skyline 
starscraper

a skyscraper designed by a starchitect

looks 
steel monkey

workers who build steel-framed skyscrapers

people 
steeple

a slender structure on top of a building

sizes 
street height

the height of the first few levels of the skyscraper

height 
streetface

the impression of the lower portion of a skyscraper seen from street level

base 
streetscape

the full experience of the area that surrounds the skyscraper

base 
streetsqueezer

a skyscraper that appears to have squeezed itself between two existing buildings

sizes 
structural height

height that includes everything that is required to allow the skyscraper to function

height 
stump

a building that looks like it should have been taller

sizes 
stutterline

a boring-looking row of neatly arranged and similar-looking skyscrapers

skyline 
sunbouncing

when a skyscraper reflects the sunset

sky 
sunny-sider

someone who lives on the sunny side of a skyscraper

people 
superjumbo

a skyscraper that isn’t just tall, but also very, very large

sizes 
superscraper

a world-famous supertall skyscraper

thesaurus 
superslender

a super-tall, ultra-slim, and ultra-luxury residential skyscraper

sizes 
supertall

a skyscraper that is at least 300 meters tall

thesaurus 
sway

a swinging motion that is most strongly felt near the top of a skyscraper

construction