The difference between Park and Skyscraper
When used as nouns, park means a tract of ground kept in its natural state, about or adjacent to a residence, such as for the preservation of game, for walking, riding, or the like, whereas skyscraper means a very tall building with a large number of floors.
Park is also verb with the meaning: to bring (something such as a vehicle) to a halt or store in a specified place.
check bellow for the other definitions of Park and Skyscraper
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Park as a noun:
An area of land set aside for environment preservation or recreation. A tract of ground kept in its natural state, about or adjacent to a residence, such as for the preservation of game, for walking, riding, or the like. A piece of ground in or near a city or town, enclosed and kept for ornament and recreation. An enclosed parcel of land stocked with animals for hunting, which one may have by prescription or royal grant.
Examples:
"Hyde Park in London; Central Park in New York"
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Park as a noun (US):
A wide, flat-bottomed valley in a mountainous region.
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Park as a noun (soccer):
An area used for specific purposes. An open space occupied by or reserved for vehicles, matériel or stores. A partially enclosed basin in which oysters are grown. An area zoned for a particular (industrial or commercial) purpose. An area on which a sporting match is played; a pitch.
Examples:
"a wagon park; an artillery park'"
"business park; industrial park; science park'"
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Park as a noun (UK):
An inventory of matériel.
Examples:
"A country's [[tank park]] or [[artillery park]]."
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Park as a noun (Australia, NZ):
A space in which to leave a car; a parking space.
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Park as a verb (transitive):
To bring (something such as a vehicle) to a halt or store in a specified place.
Examples:
"You can park the car in front of the house."
"I parked the drive heads of my hard disk before travelling with my laptop."
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Park as a verb (transitive, informal):
To defer (a matter) until a later date.
Examples:
"Let's park that until next week's meeting."
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Park as a verb (transitive):
To bring together in a park, or compact body.
Examples:
"to park artillery, wagons, automobiles, etc."
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Park as a verb (transitive):
To enclose in a park, or as in a park.
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Park as a verb (transitive, baseball):
To hit a home run, to hit the ball out of the park.
Examples:
"He really parked that one."
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Park as a verb (intransitive, slang):
To engage in romantic or sexual activities inside a nonmoving vehicle.
Examples:
"They stopped at a romantic overlook, shut off the engine, and parked."
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Park as a verb (transitive, informal, sometimes [[reflexive]]):
To sit, recline, or put, especially in a manner suggesting an intent to remain for some time.
Examples:
"He came in and parked himself in our living room."
"Park your bags in the hall."
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Park as a verb (transitive, finance):
To invest money temporarily in an investment instrument considered to relatively free of risk, especially while awaiting other opportunities.
Examples:
"We decided to park our money in a safe, stable, low-yield bond fund until market conditions improve."
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Park as a verb (Internet):
To register a domain name, but make no use of it (See domain parking)
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Park as a verb (transitive, oyster culture):
To enclose in a park, or partially enclosed basin.
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Park as a verb (intransitive, dated):
To promenade or drive in a park.
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Park as a verb (intransitive, dated, of [[horse]]s):
To display style or gait on a park drive.
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Skyscraper as a noun:
A very tall building with a large number of floors.
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Skyscraper as a noun (nautical, archaic):
A small sail atop a mast of a ship; a triangular skysail.
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Skyscraper as a noun (figuratively):
Anything very tall or high.