Definition of tower

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Tower (v. i.) To rise and overtop other objects; to be lofty or very high; hence, to soar..

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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..
Martello Tower :: Martello tower () A building of masonry, generally circular, usually erected on the seacoast, with a gun on the summit mounted on a traversing platform, so as to be fired in any direction..
Daw :: Daw (n.) A European bird of the Crow family (Corvus monedula), often nesting in church towers and ruins; a jackdaw..
Campanile :: Campanile (n.) A bell tower, esp. one built separate from a church..
Lofty :: Lofty (superl.) Lifted high up; having great height; towering; high.
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..
Garret :: Garret (n.) A turret; a watchtower.
Rondel :: Rondel (n.) A small round tower erected at the foot of a bastion.
Turrical :: Turrical (a.) Of or pertaining to a turret, or tower; resembling a tower..
Babel :: Babel (n.) The city and tower in the land of Shinar, where the confusion of languages took place..
Pylon :: Pylon (n.) An Egyptian gateway to a large building (with or without flanking towers).
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..
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..
Turret :: Turret (n.) A little tower, frequently a merely ornamental structure at one of the angles of a larger structure..
Turreted :: Turreted (a.) Formed like a tower; as, a turreted lamp..
Castle :: Castle (n.) A small tower, as on a ship, or an elephant's back..
Broach :: Broach (n.) A spire rising from a tower.
Overbulk :: Overbulk (v. t.) To oppress by bulk; to overtower.
Eminent :: Eminent (a.) High; lofty; towering; prominent.
Top :: Top (v. i.) To rise aloft; to be eminent; to tower; as, lofty ridges and topping mountains..
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