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- [tou-er]
- /ˈtaʊ ər/
- /ˈtaʊə(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tou-er]
- /ˈtaʊ ər/
Definitions of tower word
- noun tower the fiber of flax, hemp, or jute prepared for spinning by scutching. 1
- noun tower the shorter, less desirable flax fibers separated from line fibers in hackling. 1
- noun tower synthetic filaments prior to spinning. 1
- verb without object tower to rise or extend far upward, as a tower; reach or stand high: The skyscraper towers above the city. 1
- verb without object tower to rise above or surpass others: She towers above the other students. 1
- verb without object tower Falconry. (of a hawk) to rise straight into the air; to ring up. 1
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Origin of tower
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English tour, earlier tur, tor < Old French < Latin turris < Greek týrris, variant of týrsis tower; Middle English tor perhaps in some cases continuing Old English torr < Latin turris, as above; (v.) late Middle English touren, derivative of the noun
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Parts of speech for Tower
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tower popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
tower usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tower
noun tower
- acropolis — the citadel of an ancient Greek city
- alcazar — any of various palaces or fortresses built in Spain by the Moors
- antechamber — An antechamber is a small room leading into a larger room.
- babel — If there is a babel of voices, you hear a lot of people talking at the same time, so that you cannot understand what they are saying.
- bastille — a fortress in Paris, built in the 14th century: a prison until its destruction in 1789, at the beginning of the French Revolution
verb tower
- arise — If a situation or problem arises, it begins to exist or people start to become aware of it.
- ascend — If you ascend a hill or staircase, you go up it.
- bestrid — to get or be astride of; have or place the legs on both sides of.
- bestride — To bestride something means to be the most powerful and important person or thing in it.
- bestrode — to get or be astride of; have or place the legs on both sides of.
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