tower¹ Definition
tower (to̵u′ər)
noun
- a building or structure that is relatively high for its length and width, either standing alone or forming part of another building
- such a structure used as a fortress or prison
- a person or thing that resembles a tower in height, strength, dominance, etc.
Etymology: ME tour, tur < OE torr & OFr tur, both < L turris, a tower; akin to Gr tyrsis, fortified city
intransitive verb
to rise high or stand high like a tower
tower² Definition
tower (tō′ər)
noun
a person or thing that tows
tower Synonyms
tower
n.
tower Synonyms
tower Usage Examples
Adjective modifier
- twin: Note bow fronted offices & opposite twin towers of malt house.
- tall: Next to the church stands a tall bell tower in the Italian style.
- embattled: It has an embattled western tower, with spire containing five bells.
- octagonal: It is a gothic-style stone building with octagonal tower and pinnacles, completed in 1843.
- square: A large, square tower, in ' C ' up to belfry string course level.
Converse of object
- con: Shot is bang on the wreck, on the edge of the conning tower, opposite side to the picture below.
- lean: Throughout the ages, the leaning tower has been the cause of considerable alarm to many an inhabitant.
- fortify: The Westside also has several ruined brochs - fortified circular stone towers dating from around the time of Christ.
- cool: THE BEST CITY FOR LIVING IN THE WHOLE WORLD THE BRIEF: to redesign the two cooling towers next to Meadowhall.
Converse of subject
- surmount: The landscape is dominated by Glastonbury's conical hill, the Tor, surmounted by a church tower.
- flank: The grand front faces the east, and is flanked by battlemented towers carrying small watch turrets.
Modifies a noun
- crane: In addition piles were driven for a temporary working platform to support a tower crane for Dean & Dyball to build the superstructure.
- block: There are over 4,000 tower blocks, homes for perhaps 800,000 people.
- arch: The pipes of a modern organ are situated over the tower arch at the west end.
- scaffold: Yes/No From a platform Can you do the work from a mobile elevated work platform ( MEWP ) or tower scaffold?
Noun used with modifier
- ivory: No towering gothic castle either, nor ivory tower, nor writer's garret.
- clock: There are 334 steps to climb the clock tower; children under 14 are not allowed.
- bell: Next to the church stands a tall bell tower in the Italian style.
- pele: The pele tower, built to shelter the family from the border raiders, dates from 1340.
- scaffold: This offer is for a like for like industrial scaffold tower only.

