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spire
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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.

[Middle English, from Old English spr.]

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.

[Latin spra, coil, from Greek speira.]

spire
Noun
the tall cone-shaped structure on the top of a church [Old English spīr blade]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.spirespire - a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top
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
Translations
spire [ˈspaɪəʳ] naguja, chapitel m

spire [ˈspaɪəʳ] nflèche f, aiguille f

spire [ˈspaɪəʳ] nTurmspitze f

spire [ˈspaɪəʳ] nguglia

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


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