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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Tower :: Tower (n.) A structure appended to a larger edifice for a special purpose, as for a belfry, and then usually high in proportion to its width and to the height of the rest of the edifice; as, a church tower..
Overtop :: Overtop (v. t.) To rise above the top of; to exceed in height; to tower above.
Tor :: Tor (n.) A tower; a turret.
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..
Castle :: Castle (n.) A small tower, as on a ship, or an elephant's back..
Water Tower :: Water tower () A large metal pipe made to be extended vertically by sections, and used for discharging water upon burning buildings..
Pylon :: Pylon (n.) A low tower, having a truncated pyramidal form, and flanking an ancient Egyptian gateway..
Lantern :: Lantern (n.) A cage or open chamber of rich architecture, open below into the building or tower which it crowns..
Aspire :: Aspire (v. t.) To rise; to ascend; to tower; to soar.
Turret :: Turret (n.) A little tower, frequently a merely ornamental structure at one of the angles of a larger structure..
Towery :: Towery (a.) Having towers; adorned or defended by towers.
Eminent :: Eminent (a.) High; lofty; towering; prominent.
Tower :: 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..
Bestower :: Bestower (n.) One that bestows.
Tower :: Tower (n.) High flight; elevation.
Belfry :: Belfry (n.) A room in a tower in which a bell is or may be hung; or a cupola or turret for the same purpose.
Minaret :: Minaret (n.) A slender, lofty tower attached to a mosque and surrounded by one or more projecting balconies, from which the summon to prayer is cried by the muezzin..
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..
Dispart :: Dispart (v. t.) To part asunder; to divide; to separate; to sever; to rend; to rive or split; as, disparted air; disparted towers..
Babel :: Babel (n.) The city and tower in the land of Shinar, where the confusion of languages took place..
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