tower
noun
- 1
A very tall iron-framed structure, usually painted red and white, on which microwave, radio, satellite, or other communication antennas are installed; mast.
- 2
A similarly framed structure with a platform or enclosed area on top, used as a lookout for spotting fires, plane crashes, fugitives, etc.
- 3
A water tower.
- 4
A control tower.
- 5
Any very tall building or structure; skyscraper.
- 6
Any item, such as a computer case, that is usually higher than it is wide.
- 7
An interlocking tower.
- 8
A strong refuge; a defence.
- 9
A tall fashionable headdress worn in the time of King William III and Queen Anne.
- 10
High flight; elevation.
- 11
The sixteenth trump or Major Arcana card in many Tarot decks, usually deemed an ill omen.
- 12
The nineteenth Lenormand card, representing structure, bureaucracy, stability and loneliness.
Synonyms
verb
- 1
To be very tall.
“The office block towered into the sky.”
- 2
To be high or lofty; to soar.
- 3
To soar into.
noun
- 1
One who tows.
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