tow·er
ˈtau̇(-ə)r 
1
: a building or structure typically higher than its diameter and high relative to its surroundings that may stand apart (such as a campanile) or be attached (such as a church belfry) to a larger structure and that may be fully walled in or of skeleton framework (such as an observation or transmission tower)
3
: one that provides support or protection : bulwark
a tower of strength
4
: a personal computer case that stands in an upright position
towered; towering; towers
1
: to reach or rise to a great height
2
: to exhibit superior qualities : surpass
her intellect towered over the others'
Examples of tower in a Sentence
Noun
a hill from which one can gaze upon the towers of that great and historic city
Verb
that actor's performance towered over all others in the film
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Andrew McGowan, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025
Underneath the 2-inch spines and watery green flesh, the desert towers are held together by an internal framework of wood-like ribs.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Brad Badelt, Outside, 11 Nov. 2025
But beneath their still, spiny exteriors, these towering cactuses are actually vibrating, and researchers have developed a new tool to record their frequencies.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 10 Nov. 2025
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Noun
Audiences witness this when Hallorann sees the tower of Pennywise’s floating victims in his psyche.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025
Underneath the 2-inch spines and watery green flesh, the desert towers are held together by an internal framework of wood-like ribs.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Verb
The thousand-year-old, two-hundred-foot Douglas Fir stands in the midst of a vast clear-cut on the rugged west coast of Vancouver Island, a towering beanstalk surrounded by acres of cornfield stubble.
—Brad Badelt, Outside, 11 Nov. 2025
But beneath their still, spiny exteriors, these towering cactuses are actually vibrating, and researchers have developed a new tool to record their frequencies.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 10 Nov. 2025
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“Tower.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tower. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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tower
1 of 2 noun
tow·er
ˈtau̇(-ə)r
1
: a tall narrow building or structure that may stand by itself or be attached to a larger structure
2
tower
2 of 2 verb
: to reach or rise to a great height
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