Definitions for tower
ˈtaʊ ərtow·er

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.9 / 8 votes

1. towernoun

   a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building

2. column, tower, pillarnoun

   anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower

   "the test tube held a column of white powder"; "a tower of dust rose above the horizon"; "a thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite"

3. tugboat, tug, towboat, towerverb

   a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships

4. loom, tower, predominate, hulkverb

   appear very large or occupy a commanding position

   "The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain"; "Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. towernoun

   One who tows.

2. Etymology: From torr.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Towernoun

   Etymology: tor , Saxon; tour, Fr. torre, Italian; turris, Latin.

   1. A high building; a building raised above the main edifice.

   Let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven. Gen. xi. 4.

   2. A fortress; a citadel.3. A high head-dress.

   Lay trains of amorous intrigues
   In towers, and curls, and perriwigs. Hudibras, p. iii.

   4. High flight; elevation.

2. To Towerverb

   To soar; to fly or rise high.

   On th’ other side an high rock tow’red still. Edmund Spenser.

   No marvel
   My lord protector’s hawks do tower so well. William Shakespeare.

   Circular base of rising folds that tower’d
   Fold above fold a surging maze. John Milton.

   Tow’ring his height, and ample was his breast. Dryden.

   The crooked plough, the share, the tow’ring height
   Of waggons, and the cart’s unweildy weight;
   These all must be prepar’d. John Dryden, Georg.

   All those sublime thoughts which tower above the clouds, and reach as high as heaven itself, take their rise, not one jot beyond those ideas which sense or reflection have offered for the contemplation of the mind. John Locke.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tower

   A tower is a tall structure, taller than it is wide, often by a significant factor. Towers are distinguished from masts by their lack of guy-wires and are therefore, along with tall buildings, self-supporting structures. Towers are specifically distinguished from "buildings" in that they are not built to be habitable but to serve other functions. The principal function is the use of their height to enable various functions to be achieved including: visibility of other features attached to the tower such as clock towers; as part of a larger structure or device to increase the visibility of the surroundings for defensive purposes as in a fortified building such as a castle; as a structure for observation for leisure purposes; or as a structure for telecommunication purposes. Towers can be stand alone structures or be supported by adjacent buildings or can be a feature on top of a large structure or building.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tower

   A tower is a tall, narrow building or structure that may stand apart (like a television tower), or be part of a larger structure (like a church spire or watchtower on a castle). It is designed to be significantly taller than it is wide and often serves various practical purposes such as to provide a high viewing point, to broadcast signals, or for aesthetic or monumental reasons.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Towernoun

   a mass of building standing alone and insulated, usually higher than its diameter, but when of great size not always of that proportion

2. Towernoun

   a projection from a line of wall, as a fortification, for purposes of defense, as a flanker, either or the same height as the curtain wall or higher

3. Towernoun

   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

4. Towernoun

   a citadel; a fortress; hence, a defense

5. Towernoun

   a headdress of a high or towerlike form, fashionable about the end of the seventeenth century and until 1715; also, any high headdress

6. Towernoun

   high flight; elevation

7. Towerverb

   to rise and overtop other objects; to be lofty or very high; hence, to soar

8. Towerverb

   to soar into

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tower

   A tower is a tall structure, usually taller than it is wide, often by a significant margin. Towers are distinguished from masts by their lack of guy-wires. Towers are generally built to take advantage of their height, and can stand alone on the ground, or as part of a larger structure or device such as a fortified building or as an integral part of a bridge.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tower

   tow′ėr, n. a lofty building, standing alone or forming part of another: a fortress: (her.) a bearing representing a tower with battlements, &c.: a high head-dress worn by women under William III. and Anne.—v.i. to rise into the air: to be lofty.—v.t. (Milt.) to rise aloft into.—adjs. Tow′ered, having towers; Tow′ering, very high, elevated: very violent; Tow′ery, having towers: lofty. [O. Fr. tur—L. turris, a tower.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tower

   A citadel; a fortress; hence, a defender.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. towernoun

   Identifying the person or thing affected by expressing motion in the direction of a speaker to refer to himself or herself and one or more other people considered together. 1.) A tall narrow building, either freestanding or forming part of a building such as a church or castle. 2.) A strong construction where the righteous one runs and receives protection.

   The 144 thousand saints are considered as the Tower of Jehovah.

   Etymology: Constructive body

   
   

   Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on February 27, 2024  

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. TOWER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Tower is ranked #7421 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Tower surname appeared 4,486 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Tower.
   
   92.4% or 4,145 total occurrences were White.
   2.7% or 122 total occurrences were Black.
   2.3% or 105 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.3% or 62 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.6% or 30 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.4% or 22 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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1. • Structure

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'tower' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2997

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'tower' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3895

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'tower' in Nouns Frequency: #1068

Anagrams for tower »

1. wrote

2. rowet

How to pronounce tower?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say tower in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of tower in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of tower in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of tower in a Sentence

1. Holly Morgan:

   I felt a bit trapped between the ivory tower Oxford walls, i just had this general feeling that we were quite a young movement, I felt like I needed some real life experience.

2. Chief Executive Vittorio Colao:

   We'll indeed look for options for the tower company itself, but the tower company stake is part of the IPO process.

3. Jenny Fitzgerald:

   The affectionately named' rubber ring' concept proposes a new central hub around the old' control tower' with hotel foyer, restaurant, banqueting space and spa.

4. Mark Warner:

   Michael Cohen was someone who lied to the committee, that got Michael Cohen into real jeopardy. ... Michael Cohen has an enormous number of unanswered questions about Trump Tower and a variety of other items that we need answers to.

5. Michael Cohen:

   There were changes made, additions -- Jay Sekulow, for one, there were several changes that were made including how we were going to handle that message, which was -- the message of course being -- the length of time that the Trump Tower Moscow project stayed and remained alive.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=tower
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tower
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=tower
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tower
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=tower
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=tower
9. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
10. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html