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1. (n.) tower
a building or structure higher than it is wide, either isolated or forming part of a building.
2. tower
such a structure used as or intended for a stronghold, fortress, prison, etc.
3. tower
any of various fully enclosed fireproof housings, as staircases, between the stories of a building.
4. tower
any structure, contrivance, or object that resembles or suggests a tower.
5. tower
a vertical case designed to house a computer system standing on the floor.
6. tower
a tall, movable structure used in ancient and medieval warfare in storming a fortified place.
7. (v.i.) tower
to rise or extend far upward, as a tower; reach or stand high.
8. tower
to rise above or surpass others.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME tour < OF < L turris < Gk týrris, var. of týrsis tower)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) tower
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
2. (noun) column, tower, pillar
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. (verb) tugboat, tug, towboat, tower
a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
4. (verb) loom, tower, predominate, hulk
appear very large or occupy a commanding position
"The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain"; "Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall"
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1. (noun) tower
a tall thin building or structure
a radio tower
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) tower
a mass of building standing alone and insulated, usually higher than its diameter, but when of great size not always of that proportion
2. (noun) tower
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. (noun) tower
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. (noun) tower
a citadel; a fortress; hence, a defense
5. (noun) tower
a headdress of a high or towerlike form, fashionable about the end of the seventeenth century and until 1715; also, any high headdress
6. (noun) tower
high flight; elevation
7. (verb) tower
to rise and overtop other objects; to be lofty or very high; hence, to soar
8. (verb) tower
to soar into
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Sense: a tall, narrow (part of a) building, especially (of) a castle
the Tower of London; a church-tower.
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 Afrikaans: toring |
 Arabic: بُرْج |
 Bulgarian: кула |
 Brazilian: torre |
 Czech: věž |
 German: der Turm |
 Danish: tårn, -tårn |
 Greek: πύργος |
 Spanish: torre |
 Estonian: torn |
 Farsi: برج |
 Finnish: torni |
 French: tour |
 Hebrew: מִגדָל |
 Hindi: मीनार |
 Croatian: toranj, kula |
 Hungarian: torony |
 Indonesian: menara |
 Icelandic: turn |
 Italian: torre |
 Japanese: 塔 |
 Korean: 탑 |
 Lithuanian: bokštas |
 Latvian: tornis |
 Malay: menara |
 Dutch: toren |
 Norwegian: tårn |
 Polish: wieża |
 Persian: برج |
 Pashto: كلا، برج، څلى، مناره |
 Portuguese: torre |
 Romanian: turn |
 Russian: башня |
 Slovak: veža |
 Slovenian: stolp |
 Serbian: kula |
 Swedish: torn |
 Thai: ตึกสูง; หอคอย |
 Turkish: kule |
 Taiwanese: 塔 |
 Ukrainian: башта, вежа |
 Urdu: برج، مينار |
 Vietnamese: tháp |
 Chinese: 塔 |
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