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tower
1[ tou-er ]
noun
- a building or structure high in proportion to its lateral dimensions, either isolated or forming part of a building.
- such a structure used as or intended for a stronghold, fortress, prison, etc.
- any of various fully enclosed fireproof housings for vertical communications, as staircases, between the stories of a building.
- any structure, contrivance, or object that resembles or suggests a tower.
- a tall, movable structure used in ancient and medieval warfare in storming a fortified place.
- Computers. a tall, vertical case with accessible horizontal drive bays, designed to house a computer system standing on a desk or floor. Compare minitower.
- Aviation. control tower.
verb (used without object)
- to rise or extend far upward, as a tower; reach or stand high:
The skyscraper towers above the city.
- to rise above or surpass others:
She towers above the other students.
- Falconry. (of a hawk) to rise straight into the air; to ring up.
tower
2[ toh-er ]
noun
- a person or thing that tows.
tower
/ ˈ³Ù²¹ÊŠÉ™ /
noun
- a tall, usually square or circular structure, sometimes part of a larger building and usually built for a specific purpose
a church tower
a control tower
- a place of defence or retreat
- a mobile structure used in medieval warfare to attack a castle, etc
- tower of strengtha person who gives support, comfort, etc
verb
- intr to be or rise like a tower; loom
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of tower1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of tower1
Idioms and Phrases
- tower of strength, a person who can be relied on for support, aid, or comfort, especially in times of difficulty.
More idioms and phrases containing tower
In addition to the idiom beginning with tower , also see ivory towerExample Sentences
The materials seemed wildly out of place in Kinmont’s office, where hundreds of antique books lined towering shelves.
Southern California Edison crews are scaling tall electrical towers, testing the nearby soil and taking close-up images of electrical equipment, the latest detailed examination to determine exactly what sparked the disastrous Eaton fire.
The level of destruction in central Khartoum is stunning: government ministries, banks and towering office blocks stand blackened and burned.
The area that surrounded the historic water tower was a known bohemian enclave.
In Bangkok, where soft soil made the shaking more intense, an unfinished tower block collapsed, burying many who had been working at the site.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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