All tower synonyms
tow·er
T t verb tower
- go through the roof — the external upper covering of a house or other building.
- winging — either of the two forelimbs of most birds and of bats, corresponding to the human arms, that are specialized for flight.
- neared — close; to a point or place not far away: Come near so I won't have to shout.
- outgo — the act or process of going out: Her illness occasioned a tremendous outgo of affectionate concern.
- go up — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- outplay — to play better than.
- climax — The climax of something is the most exciting or important moment in it, usually near the end.
- eddied — a current at variance with the main current in a stream of liquid or gas, especially one having a rotary or whirling motion.
- outclass — to surpass in excellence or quality, especially by a wide margin; be superior: He far outclasses the other runners in the race.
- outrival — a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- outplaying — Present participle of outplay.
- catapulted — an ancient military engine for hurling stones, arrows, etc.
- nears — close; to a point or place not far away: Come near so I won't have to shout.
- mount — to go up; climb; ascend: to mount stairs.
noun tower
- mission control — a command center for the control, monitoring, and support of activities connected with manned space flight.
- maxes — a male given name, form of Maximilian.
- erection — The action of erecting a structure or object.
- bartizan — a small turret projecting from a wall, parapet, or tower
- bastille — a fortress in Paris, built in the 14th century: a prison until its destruction in 1789, at the beginning of the French Revolution
- citadel — In the past, a citadel was a strong building in or near a city, where people could shelter for safety.
- condo — Condo means the same as condominium.
- cenotaph — A cenotaph is a structure that is built in honour of soldiers who died in a war.
- harborage — shelter for vessels, as that provided by a harbor.
- castle — A castle is a large building with thick, high walls. Castles were built by important people, such as kings, in former times, especially for protection during wars and battles.
- hall — Asaph [ey-suh f] /ˈeɪ səf/ (Show IPA), 1829–1907, U.S. astronomer: discovered the satellites of Mars.
- monument — something erected in memory of a person, event, etc., as a building, pillar, or statue: the Washington Monument.
- battlement — a parapet or wall with indentations or embrasures, originally for shooting through
- donjon — the inner tower, keep, or stronghold of a castle.
- lookout — Cape, a sandy reef in the Outer Banks, off E North Carolina, SW of Cape Hatteras: lighthouse.
- coverts — concealed; secret; disguised.
- embattlement — (countable) A battlement.
- highrise — (of a building) having a comparatively large number of stories and equipped with elevators: a high-rise apartment house.
- column — A column is a tall, often decorated cylinder of stone which is built to honour someone or forms part of a building.
- caryatid — a column, used to support an entablature, in the form of a draped female figure
- observatory — a place or building equipped and used for making observations of astronomical, meteorological, or other natural phenomena, especially a place equipped with a powerful telescope for observing the planets and stars.
- lathe — a machine for use in working wood, metal, etc., that holds the material and rotates it about a horizontal axis against a tool that shapes it.