tower (redirected from towers)

tow·er  (tour)

n.

1. A building or part of a building that is exceptionally high in proportion to its width and length.

2. A tall, slender structure used for observation, signaling, or pumping.

3. One that conspicuously embodies strength, firmness, or another virtue.

4. Computer Science A computer system whose components are arranged in a vertical stack and housed in a tall, narrow cabinet.

intr.v. tow·ered, tow·er·ing, tow·ers

1. To appear at or rise to a conspicuous height; loom: "There he stood, grown suddenly tall, towering above them" (J.R.R. Tolkien). See Synonyms at rise.

2. To fly directly upward before swooping or falling. Used of certain birds.

3. To demonstrate great superiority; be preeminent: towers over other poets of the day.

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[Middle English tur, tour, towr, from Old English torr and from Old French tur, both from Latin turris, probably from Greek tursis, turris.]

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tower [ˈtaʊə]

n

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a tall, usually square or circular structure, sometimes part of a larger building and usually built for a specific purpose a church tower a control tower

2. (Military / Fortifications) a place of defence or retreat

3. (Historical Terms) a mobile structure used in medieval warfare to attack a castle, etc.

tower of strength a person who gives support, comfort, etc.

vb

(intr) to be or rise like a tower; loom

[from Old French tur, from Latin turris, from Greek]

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Tower a raised pile of something that resembles a tower.

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tower

• tower - A group of giraffes.
• 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.
• ziggurat - A tower in the form of a terraced pyramid.
• Big Ben - Not the clock in the tower of the Houses of Parliament but the bell itself.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tower - a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building barbacan, barbican - a tower that is part of a defensive structure (such as a castle) beacon light, lighthouse, pharos, beacon - a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships bell tower - a tower that supports or shelters a bell church tower - the tower of a church clock tower - a tower with a large clock visible high up on an outside face control tower - a tower with an elevated workspace enclosed in glass for the visual observation of aircraft around an airport high-rise, tower block - tower consisting of a multistoried building of offices or apartments; "`tower block' is the British term for `high-rise'" minaret - slender tower with balconies mooring mast, mooring tower - a tower for mooring airships power pylon, pylon - a large vertical steel tower supporting high-tension power lines; "power pylons are a favorite target for terrorists" pylon - a tower for guiding pilots or marking the turning point in a race shot tower - tower of a kind once used to make shot; molten lead was poured through a sieve and dropped into water silo - a cylindrical tower used for storing silage spire, steeple - a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top structure, construction - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons" supporting tower - a tower that serves to support something turret - a small tower extending above a building watchtower - an observation tower for a lookout to watch over prisoners or watch for fires or enemies
	2.	tower - anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower; "the test tube held a column of white powder"; "a tower of dust rose above the horizon"; "a thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite" pillar, column shape, form - the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape" columella - a small column (or structure resembling a column) that is a part of a plant or animal hoodoo - (geology) a column of weathered and unusually shaped rock; "a tall sandstone hoodoo"
	3.	tower - a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships towboat, tugboat, tug boat - a small vessel for travel on water helm - steering mechanism for a vessel; a mechanical device by which a vessel is steered
Verb	1.	tower - appear very large or occupy a commanding position; "The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain"; "Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall" hulk, loom, predominate rear, rise, lift - rise up; "The building rose before them"

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tower

noun

1. column, pillar, turret, belfry, steeple, obelisk an eleventh century house with 120-foot high towers

2. stronghold, castle, fort, refuge, keep, fortress, citadel, fortification troops occupied the first two floors of the tower

verb

(usually with over) rise, dominate, loom, top, mount, rear, soar, overlook, surpass, transcend, ascend, be head and shoulders above, overtop He stood up and towered over her.

Translations

tower [ˈtaʊəʳ]

A. N

1. [of castle] → torre f
the Tower of London → la Torre de Londres
a tower of strength (fig) → una gran ayuda

2. (also bell tower) → campanario m

B. VI → elevarse
it towers to over 300 metres → se eleva a más de 300 metros
to tower above or over sth → dominar algo
to tower above or over sb → destacar or descollar sobre algn
he towers above or over his contemporaries (fig) → destaca or descuella claramente entre sus coetáneos

C. CPD tower block N (Brit) → bloque m de pisos, torre f de pisos

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tower [ˈtaʊə^r]

n → tour f

vi [building, mountain] → se dresser, se dresser majestueusement
to tower above sb/sth, to tower over sb/sth [building, mountain] → se dresser au-dessus de qn/qch; [person] → dominer qn/qch de toute sa hauteur
tower block n (British) → tour f, tour f d'habitation

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tower

n

→ Turm m

(fig: = person) a tower of strength → eine Stütze, ein starker (Rück)halt

(Comput) → Tower m

vi → ragen

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tower [ˈtaʊəʳ]

1. n (of castle, church) → torre f
he was a tower of strength to me → mi ha dato un grande appoggio

2. vi (building, mountain) → innalzarsi
to tower above or over sb/sth → sovrastare qn/qc

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tower

n tower [ˈtauə]

a tall, narrow (part of a) building, especially (of) a castle the Tower of London; a church-tower. toring بُرْج кула věž tårn, -tårn der Turm πύργος torre torn برج torni tour מִגדָל मीनार toranj, kula torony menara turn torre 塔 탑 bokštas tornis menara toren tårn wieża torre turn башня veža stolp kula torn ตึกสูง kule 塔 башта, вежа برج، مينار tháp 塔

v

to rise high She is so small that he towers above her. toring, rys يَعْلو فَوْقَ، يَرْتَفِع извисявам се tyčit se rage op hochragen υψώνομαι, ορθώνομαι, δεσπόζω sacar varias cabezas/varios centímetros (a alguien); destacar (sobre), destacar (al lado de); elevarse kõrguma بلند بودن kohota korkeuksiin dominer de toute sa hauteur לְהִתנַשֵא ऊंचा होना stršiti, nadviti se (magasba) emelkedik menjulang gnæfa yfir sovrastare そびえる 높이 솟다 kyšoti, stūksoti pacelties/slieties pāri, virs mencuar tinggi melampaui uitsteken boven rage over; heve seg górować elevar-se muito alto a domina (prin înălţime) возвышаться týčiť sa dvigati se v višino uzdizati se torna upp sig, höja sig över สูงขึ้นไป ...-den çok daha uzun olmak 高出 височіти; здійматися چھا جانا nâng cao 高出

adj towering

1 very high towering cliffs. baie hoë, duiselingwekkend شاهِق висок čnící tårnhøj turmhoch πανύψηλος elevado, dominante kõrguv بلند pilvenkorkuinen élevé מִתנַשֵא बडा़ ऊंचा koji se ispinje, vrlo visok toronymagasságú tinggi gnæfandi dominante そびえ立つ 몹시 높은 stūksantis augsts sangat tinggi torenhoog tårnhøy dotykający chmur muito alto înalt возвышающийся týčiaci sa zelo visok; previsen koji nadvisuje jättehög, reslig, mäktig สูงลิ่ว çok yüksek 高聳的 дуже високий بلند و بالا، سر بہ فلک rất cao 高耸的

2 (of rage, fury etc) very violent or angry He was in a towering rage. verskriklik عَنيف، شَديد، مُسْرِف яростен nejvyšší, divoký kolossal maßlos έξαλλος intenso, extremo raevukas شدید kiihkeä noir כַּעַס רַב उग्र, अतितीव्र užasno bijesan heves sangat ofsa-, taumlaus violento 激しい 격렬한 siaubingas nikns; negants meluap-luap razend voldsom, kolossal gwałtowny violento grozav неистовый obrovský, zúrivý silovit užasan våldsam รุนแรง şiddetli 盛怒 жахливий, несамовитий سخت غصے ميں giận dữ 盛怒

n tower-block

a very high block of flats, offices etc They live in a tower-block. wolkekrabber عَمارَة شُقَق عالِيَه висока сграда výšková budova højhus der Hochhausblock πύργος, ψηλή πολυκατοικία edificio tipo torre tornmaja ساختمان بلند؛ برج tornitalo tour בִּנייָן רַב קוֹמוֹת ऊंचा भवन खण्ड neboder toronyház pencakar langit háhÿsi, blokk (grattacielo) 高層建築 고층빌딩 daugiaaukštis pastatas augstceltne blok menara torengebouw høyblokk wieżowiec torre bloc‑turn высотный дом výšková budova stolpnica soliter höghus ตึก apartman bloku 高樓 будинок-башта فليٹوں يا دفاتر کا بلند ترين بلاک tòa cao ốc 高楼

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tower → بُرْج věž tårn Turm πύργος torre torni tour toranj torre 塔 탑 toren tårn wieża torre башня torn ตึกสูง kule tháp 塔