Definition of spire

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Spire (n.) A tapering body that shoots up or out to a point in a conical or pyramidal form. Specifically (Arch.), the roof of a tower when of a pyramidal form and high in proportion to its width; also, the pyramidal or aspiring termination of a tower which can not be said to have a roof, such as that of Strasburg cathedral; the tapering part of a steeple, or the steeple itself..

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Transpirable :: Transpirable (a.) Capable of being transpired, or of transpiring..
Infuse :: Infuse (v. t.) To inspire; to inspirit or animate; to fill; -- followed by with.
Spire :: Spire (n.) A spiral; a curl; a whorl; a twist.
Snoring :: Snoring (n.) The act of respiring through the open mouth so that the currents of inspired and expired air cause a vibration of the uvula and soft palate, thus giving rise to a sound more or less harsh. It is usually unvoluntary, but may be produced voluntarily..
Inspired :: Inspired (imp. & p. p.) of Inspir.
Divinity :: Divinity (a.) Something divine or superhuman; supernatural power or virtue; something which inspires awe.
Respire :: Respire (v. t.) To breathe out; to exhale.
Apex :: Apex (n.) The tip, top, point, or angular summit of anything; as, the apex of a mountain, spire, or cone; the apex, or tip, of a leaf..
Cupola :: Cupola (n.) The top of the spire of the cochlea of the ear.
Canonize :: Canonize (v. t.) To rate as inspired; to include in the canon.
Conspired :: Conspired (imp. & p. p.) of Conspir.
Conchometer :: Conchometer (n.) An instrument for measuring shells, or the angle of their spire..
Blade :: Blade (n.) Properly, the leaf, or flat part of the leaf, of any plant, especially of gramineous plants. The term is sometimes applied to the spire of grasses..
Sufflation :: Sufflate (v. t.) To blow up; to inflate; to inspire.
Panic :: Panic (a.) A sudden, overpowering fright; esp., a sudden and groundless fright; terror inspired by a trifling cause or a misapprehension of danger; as, the troops were seized with a panic; they fled in a panic..
Aerial :: Aerial (a.) Rising aloft in air; high; lofty; as, aerial spires..
Horror :: Horror (n.) A painful emotion of fear, dread, and abhorrence; a shuddering with terror and detestation; the feeling inspired by something frightful and shocking..
Helicoid :: Helicoid (a.) Spiral; curved, like the spire of a univalve shell..
Spired :: Spire (n.) The part of a spiral generated in one revolution of the straight line about the pole. See Spiral, n..
Transpire :: Transpire (v. t.) To excrete through the skin; to give off in the form of vapor; to exhale; to perspire.
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