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tow·er1

tower1

 
 
pronunciation:
taU r
parts of speech:
noun, verb
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part of speech: noun
definition: A tower is a tall and narrow building, or part of a building that rises high above the ground
Some castles have tall towers.
 
similar words:
steeple, turret
 
part of speech: verb
inflections: towers, towering, towered
definition: When you tower over someone, it means that you are much taller than they are. When a building towers over the city, it rises far above other buildings in the city.
The giant towered over the homes and the people of the village.
similar words:
climb, lift, mount, peak, rise, soar, stretch
derivation: towerlike (adj.)
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