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pencil towers

pencil towers is the plural of pencil tower.

Meaning of pencil tower

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

Questions about pencil towers

What is pencil towers the plural of?
Pencil towers is the plural of pencil tower.

Words near pencil towers in the dictionary

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

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