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Meaning of 'tower' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- A citadel; a fortress; hence, a defense.
- A headdress of a high or towerlike form, fashionable about the end of the seventeenth century and until 1715; also, any high headdress.
- High flight; elevation.
2 . Tower [ v. i.]
- To rise and overtop other objects; to be lofty or very high; hence, to soar.
3 . Tower [ v. t.]
- To soar into.

Meaning of 'tower' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . tower [ n]
Meaning (1):
- anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower
Example in sentence:
  • a thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite;
  • a tower of dust rose above the horizon;
  • the test tube held a column of white powder
2 . tower [ v]
Meaning (2):
- appear very large or occupy a commanding position
Example in sentence:
  • Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall;
  • The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain

Nearby Words:

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