Tower

  • 21tower — index edifice Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 22tower — vb mount, ascend, soar, rocket, *rise, arise, levitate, surge …

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  • 23tower — ► NOUN 1) a tall, narrow building, either free standing or forming part of a building such as a church or castle. 2) a tall structure that houses machinery, operators, etc. 3) a tall structure used as a receptacle or for storage. ► VERB 1) rise… …

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  • 24Tower 42 — For the tower in Birmingham, see 103 Colmore Row. Tower 42 Tower 42 is the second tallest building in the City of London Former names National Westminster Tower; International Financial Centre …

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  • 25Tower — For other uses, see Tower (disambiguation). CN Tower (world s third tallest freestanding structure) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada …

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  • 26tower — tower1 towerless, adj. towerlike, adj. /tow euhr/, n. 1. a building or structure high in proportion to its lateral dimensions, either isolated or forming part of a building. 2. such a structure used as or intended for a stronghold, fortress,… …

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  • 27tower — tow|er1 W3S3 [ˈtauə US ər] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: tor, tur, from Latin turris, from Greek tyrsis] 1.) a tall narrow building either built on its own or forming part of a castle, church etc ▪ the Eiffel Tower ▪ a castle with… …

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  • 28tower — Synonyms and related words: Texas tower, acropolis, antenna tower, architecture, arise, ascend, barbican, bastion, beachhead, beacon, bedrock, belfry, bell tower, belvedere, bench mark, bleachers, blockhouse, blossom, bookmark, brew, bridge,… …

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  • 29tower — [[t]ta͟ʊə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ towers, towering, towered 1) N COUNT: oft in names A tower is a tall, narrow building, that either stands alone or forms part of another building such as a church or castle. ...an eleventh century castle with 120 foot high… …

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  • 30tower — I UK [ˈtaʊə(r)] / US [ˈtaʊr] noun [countable] Word forms tower : singular tower plural towers ** 1) a) a tall narrow structure or building that stands alone a water tower the Leaning Tower of Pisa a television/radio tower b) a tall narrow… …

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