tower (Meaning)
tower (n)
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower
a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
tower (v)
appear very large or occupy a commanding position
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.
tower (v. i.)
To rise and overtop other objects; to be lofty or very high; hence, to soar.
tower (v. t.)
To soar into.
Synonyms & Antonyms of tower
tower Sentence Examples
- The Eiffel Tower, an iconic symbol of Paris, stands tall above the city skyline.
- The control tower at the airport guided planes in and out of the airspace.
- The watchtower atop the ancient castle provided a panoramic view of the surrounding countryside.
- The tower crane hoisted construction materials high above the ground.
- The bell tower's chimes rang out across the village, marking the passing hours.
- The cooling tower at the power plant released steam into the atmosphere.
- The tower of cards wobbled precariously as it reached for the sky.
- The tower house, once a stronghold for knights, now served as a peaceful country retreat.
- The missile tower launched projectiles high into the stratosphere.
- The ivory tower symbolized an isolated and academic world, cut off from reality.
FAQs About the word tower
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building, anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower, a powerful
lift, up, surge,climb, soar, thrust, mount, ascend, aspire, rise
plunge,fall (off), descend, decline, decline, dip, fall (off), drop, dip, descend
The Eiffel Tower, an iconic symbol of Paris, stands tall above the city skyline.
The control tower at the airport guided planes in and out of the airspace.
The watchtower atop the ancient castle provided a panoramic view of the surrounding countryside.
The tower crane hoisted construction materials high above the ground.
