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spire

noun

  1. a spiral or coil
  2. any of the convolutions of a spiral or coil
  3. Zool. the upper part of a spiral shell of a gastropod

noun

  1. a sprout, spike, or stalk of a plant, a blade of grass, etc.
  2. the top part of a pointed, tapering object or structure, as a mountain peak
  3. anything that tapers to a point, as a pointed structure capping a tower or steeple

intransitive verb spired, spiring

to extend upward, tapering to a point; shoot up or rise in, or put forth, a spire or spires

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See spire in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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