spire

spire ¹  (spr)

n.

1. A top part or point that tapers upward; a pinnacle.

2. A structure or formation, such as a steeple, that tapers to a point at the top.

3. A slender, tapering part, such as a newly sprouting blade of grass.

v. spired, spir·ing, spires

v.tr.

To furnish with a spire.

v.intr.

To rise and taper steeply.

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[Middle English, from Old English spr.]

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spire ²  (spr)

n.

1.

a. A spiral.

b. A single turn of a spiral; a whorl.

2. The area farthest from the aperture and nearest the apex on a coiled gastropod shell.

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[Latin spra, coil, from Greek speira.]

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spire¹

n

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) Also called steeple a tall structure that tapers upwards to a point, esp one on a tower or roof or one that forms the upper part of a steeple

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a slender tapering shoot or stem, such as a blade of grass

3. the apical part of any tapering formation; summit

vb

1. (intr) to assume the shape of a spire; point up

2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) (tr) to furnish with a spire or spires

[Old English spīr blade; related to Old Norse spīra stalk, Middle Low German spīr shoot, Latin spīna thorn]

spiry  adj

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spire²

n

1. any of the coils or turns in a spiral structure

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the apical part of a spiral shell

[from Latin spīra a coil, from Greek speira]

spiriferous  [spaɪəˈrɪfərəs] adj

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spire - In Old English, it meant "stalk" or "stem."

See also related terms for stalk.

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spire, steeple - A spire is the tall pointed roof of a tower or the tall pointed structure on top of a steeple; a steeple is the tower plus the spire.

See also related terms for tower.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

spire - a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top steeple church service, church - a service conducted in a house of worship; "don't be late for church" pinnacle - (architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower tower - a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building

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spire

noun steeple, turret, pillar, column, skyscraper, belfry, obelisk He saw the spire ahead through the trees.

Translations

spire [ˈspaɪəʳ] N → aguja f

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spire [ˈspaɪə^r] n [church] → flèche f, aiguille f

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spire

n (of church) → Turmspitze f, → Turm m

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spire [ˈspaɪəʳ] n → guglia

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spire

n spire [ˈspaiə]

a tall, pointed tower, especially one built on the roof of a church. toringdak قِمَّه مُسْتَدِقَّه заострен връх štíhlá věž spir die Spitze πυραμιδοειδής κορυφή πύργου aguja (kiriku)torn تارك برج كليسا torni flèche צִרִיח כְּנֵסִייָה मीनार, शिखर šiljasti toranj, zvonik csúcs menara (turn)spíra guglia 尖塔 첨탑 špilis, smailė smaile; tornis puncak menara torenspits spir, kirketårn iglica flecha vârf (ascu­ţit) de clopotniţă шпиль štíhla veža koničast vrh zvonika zvonik []spira ยอดแหลมของตึก sivri kule 塔尖 шпиль; вістря مخروطی، اہرامی شکل، خصوصا کسی گرجا کے مینارے کے اوپر tháp hình chóp, ngọn tháp 塔尖

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spire → وَرَقةْ عشب věž spir Turmspitze σπείρα aguja terävähuippuinen torni flèche toranj guglia 尖塔 뾰족탑 spiraal spir iglica torre шпиль spira สิ่งก่อสร้างสูงรูปกรวยที่เป็นส่วนหนึ่งของโบถส์ kilise kulesinin sivri tepesi ngọn tháp 尖顶