Definition of tower

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Tower (n.) A citadel; a fortress; hence, a defense..

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Turrical :: Turrical (a.) Of or pertaining to a turret, or tower; resembling a tower..
Towered :: Towered (a.) Adorned or defended by towers.
Tour :: Tour (n.) A tower.
Top :: Top (v. i.) To rise aloft; to be eminent; to tower; as, lofty ridges and topping mountains..
Pylon :: Pylon (n.) An Egyptian gateway to a large building (with or without flanking towers).
Lofty :: Lofty (superl.) Lifted high up; having great height; towering; high.
Towering :: Towering (a.) Very high; elevated; rising aloft; as, a towering height..
Conning Tower :: Conning tower (n.) The shot-proof pilot house of a war vessel.
Overbulk :: Overbulk (v. t.) To oppress by bulk; to overtower.
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..
Turreted :: Turreted (a.) Formed like a tower; as, a turreted lamp..
Towering :: towering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Towe.
Overtower :: Overtower (v. t.) To tower over or above.
Tower :: Tower (n.) A citadel; a fortress; hence, a defense..
Castle :: Castle (n.) A small tower, as on a ship, or an elephant's back..
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..
Squinsy :: Squinch (n.) A small arch thrown across the corner of a square room to support a superimposed mass, as where an octagonal spire or drum rests upon a square tower; -- called also sconce, and sconcheon..
Steeplechasing :: Steeple (n.) A spire; also, the tower and spire taken together; the whole of a structure if the roof is of spire form. See Spire..
Bastile Bastille :: Bastile Bastille (n.) A tower or an elevated work, used for the defense, or in the siege, of a fortified place..
Dispart :: Dispart (v. t.) To part asunder; to divide; to separate; to sever; to rend; to rive or split; as, disparted air; disparted towers..
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