tower

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tower[1,noun] tower[2,intransitive verb] bell tower conning tower cooling tower fire tower ivory tower martello tower peel[4,noun] tower block

Main Entry: ¹tow·er
Pronunciation: 'tau(-&)r
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English tour, tor, from Old English torr & Anglo-French tur, tour, both from Latin turris, from Greek tyrris, tyrsis
1 : a building or structure typically higher than its diameter and high relative to its surroundings that may stand apart (as a campanile) or be attached (as a church belfry) to a larger structure and that may be fully walled in or of skeleton framework (as an observation or transmission tower)
2 : a towering citadel : FORTRESS
3 : one that provides support or protection : BULWARK <a tower of strength>
4 : a personal computer case that stands in an upright position
- tow·ered /'tau(-&)rd/ adjective
- tow·er·like /'tau(-&)r-"lIk/ adjective