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pencil tower

pencil tower noun: an extremely narrow skyscraper.

pencil tower: an extremely narrow skyscraper
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Noun

pencil tower (plural pencil towers)

  1. (informal) An extremely narrow skyscraper.
    • Sitting alongside rare wine, coloured diamonds and old masters, a full-floor apartment in a pencil tower with a view of Central Park makes a fine addition to the investor's trophy cabinet. Except it is not just a trinket in a safe. It is a very large presence on the skyline for all to endure.2019 February 5, Oliver Wainwright, “Super-tall, super-skinny, super-expensive: the 'pencil towers' of New York's super-rich”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media...
    Synonyms:
    skinnyscraper

Synonyms of pencil tower

Forms of pencil tower

pluralpencil towers

Questions about pencil tower

What does pencil tower mean?
Pencil tower means an extremely narrow skyscraper.
What part of speech is pencil tower?
Pencil tower is a noun.
What is the plural of pencil tower?
The plural of pencil tower is pencil towers.

Words near pencil tower in the dictionary

  1. pencil tests
  2. pencil topper
  3. pencil toppers
  4. pencil torch
  5. pencil torches
  6. pencil tower
  7. pencil towers
  8. pencil tree
  9. pencil trees
  10. pencil whip
  11. pencil whipped

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