Definition of tower

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Tower (n.) A mass of building standing alone and insulated, usually higher than its diameter, but when of great size not always of that proportion..

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Turret :: Turret (n.) A revolving tower constructed of thick iron plates, within which cannon are mounted. Turrets are used on vessels of war and on land..
Shadow :: Shadow (n.) Shade within defined limits; obscurity or deprivation of light, apparent on a surface, and representing the form of the body which intercepts the rays of light; as, the shadow of a man, of a tree, or of a tower. See the Note under Shade, n., 1..
Pane :: Pane (n.) A compartment of a surface, or a flat space; hence, one side or face of a building; as, an octagonal tower is said to have eight panes..
Barbacan :: Barbacan (n.) A tower or advanced work defending the entrance to a castle or city, as at a gate or bridge. It was often large and strong, having a ditch and drawbridge of its own..
Campanile :: Campanile (n.) A bell tower, esp. one built separate from a church..
Disposer :: Disposer (n.) One who, or that which, disposes; a regulator; a director; a bestower..
Spire :: 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..
Daw :: Daw (n.) A European bird of the Crow family (Corvus monedula), often nesting in church towers and ruins; a jackdaw..
Overbulk :: Overbulk (v. t.) To oppress by bulk; to overtower.
Towery :: Towery (a.) Having towers; adorned or defended by towers.
Lighthouse :: Lighthouse (n.) A tower or other building with a powerful light at top, erected at the entrance of a port, or at some important point on a coast, to serve as a guide to mariners at night; a pharos..
Overtop :: Overtop (v. t.) To rise above the top of; to exceed in height; to tower above.
Heave :: Heave (v. i.) To be thrown up or raised; to rise upward, as a tower or mound..
Belfry :: Belfry (n.) A movable tower erected by besiegers for purposes of attack and defense.
Tower :: Tower (n.) High flight; elevation.
Aspire :: Aspire (v. t.) To rise; to ascend; to tower; to soar.
Towered :: Towered (a.) Adorned or defended by towers.
Bastile Bastille :: Bastile Bastille (n.) A tower or an elevated work, used for the defense, or in the siege, of a fortified place..
Belfry :: Belfry (n.) A bell tower, usually attached to a church or other building, but sometimes separate; a campanile..
Tower :: Tower (n.) A citadel; a fortress; hence, a defense..
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