Tower

Word TOWER
Character 5
Hyphenation tow er
Pronunciations /ˈtaʊ.ə(ɹ)/

Definitions and meanings of "Tower"

What do we mean by tower?

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

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

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

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

To appear at or rise to a conspicuous height; loom. intransitive verb

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

To demonstrate great superiority; be preeminent. intransitive verb

An obsolete form of tour. noun

In chem.: Same as distïlling-tube. noun

A drying-apparatus of cylindrical shape: same as calcium-chlorid tube. noun

In a railroad, a building in which are assembled the levers which control a system of switches and signals; a signalman's cabin. Signal-towers are usually two stories high, to give the signalman a view of the tracks and signals under his control. See switch-tower and signaling. noun

In geology, a columnar protrusion of eruptive rock, such as the famous spine of Pelée on Martinique. See cumulovolcano. noun

To rise or extend far upward like a tower; rise high or aloft.

To soar aloft, as a bird; specifically

To soar as a lark in the act of singing

To rise straight up in the air, as a wounded bird (see towering, n.)

To mount up, as a hawk to be able to swoop down on the quarry.

To rise aloft into.

A building lofty in proportion to its lateral dimensions, of any form in plan, whether insulated or forming part of a church, castle, or other edifice. noun

In early and medieval warfare, a tall, movable wooden structure used in storming a fortified place. noun

A very tall iron-framed structure, usually painted red and white, on which microwave, radio, satellite, or other communication antennas are installed; mast.

A similarly framed structure with a platform or enclosed area on top, used as a lookout for spotting fires, plane crashes, fugitives, etc.

A water tower.

A control tower.

Any very tall building or structure; skyscraper.

Any item, such as a computer case, that is usually higher than it is wide.

An interlocking tower.

A strong refuge; a defence.

A tall fashionable headdress worn in the time of King William III and Queen Anne.

High flight; elevation.

The sixteenth trump or Major Arcana card in many Tarot decks, usually deemed an ill omen.

The nineteenth Lenormand card, representing structure, bureaucracy, stability and loneliness.

A computer's CPU, often shaped like a small tower. Urban Dictionary

- an upright projectile belonging to the one named Micheal Urban Dictionary

Going into a store and stacking items in the middle of the aisle forming a tower. You then take a picture next to the tower with your hands in a point above your head. Urban Dictionary

1. When someone goes on a shooting spree, such as Columbine or Virginia Tech. Coined when in 1966 when the University of Texas tower sniper shooting happened, one of the first and deadliest mass shootings, which the shooter went "in (top of the) the tower" and shot random people on the ground. 2. When someone loses their head and does something crazy and/or that they regret, violent or non-violent. Someone in the tower may hurt themselves and/or others. Urban Dictionary

When you, or someone else, is incredibly drunk, stoned, or both... Urban Dictionary

Scamming the state out of money. Urban Dictionary

Will towers is an ard man, he mainly hangs out "wiv the gang" The gang is a bunch of extremely "cool" boys who are rock ard. Not only do they vape and smoke but they gangbang underage girls, of course without consent because this is will tower's gang we are talking about. His haircut is a bowl cut because he can't afford a better one because he spent all his money on prostitutes and drugs. Will has his most prised possession hidden in his room, it is his cum sock, If anyone finds that it could be a couple years of cum to waste, and he wasn't letting that happen sso he didn't hide it in his room, of course not, he hid it in his basement, along with all of his drugs and the underage girls he has kidnapped wiv da gang. Urban Dictionary

An addicting Yahoo! game in the same vein as Tetris in which players manage their stack of colored blocks by making rows and simultaneously undermining their opponents structure. Urban Dictionary

Hobby, recreational; When on a tower or a high building, doing it doggy style. The first pioneer in "Towering" is not just anybody. She's the mayor of a Belgian town named 'Aalst'. She has founded this new recreation whilest on vacation in Spain. Urban Dictionary

This is when someone tosses off a dog, more specificaly it refers to the smaller dogs such as beagles, poodles or terriers Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Tower

The word "tower" in example sentences

For example, consider the widely accepted sixteenth-century ˜tower argument™ against the Copernican claim that the earth moves: the earth can't be moving, because a stone released from a tower will fall ˜straight down™ to the foot of the tower, and not land some distance to the west as apparently required by Copernicus. ❋ Papineau, David (2007)

Before Gerald left the old tower (_my tower_) which was alone spared by the flames, and at which he had resided, though without his household, rather than quit ❋ Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton (1838)

An ancient Roman tower, of which a few walls only now remain, on the route to Agen, was once a conspicuous object from the river: it was called _La Tourrasse_, ( "_enormous tower_" in _patois_), and many discoveries prove the importance of this place in the time of the ❋ Louisa Stuart Costello (1834)

The central processing unit, or main tower, is 10.4 inches long, 3.9 inches wide, and 12.4 inches tall. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Developed and contracted by Brookfield Europe, the tower is a tricky engineering feat indeed, especially granted the gusty blasts of wind that construction crews had to deal with while raising it. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Firstly, the Shangri La tower is the tallest tower in Vancouver, at 64 floors. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Under the tower is a hall built between the years 1442 and 1446, during the Ming dynasty. ❋ Bente Lilja Bye (2008)

The tower is also designed to utilize the Venturi effect created by nearby structures to force wind through the turbines at accelerated rates, generating an expected 50MWh of electricity annually. ❋ Unknown (2010)

You're right, the Eiffel tower is not worth the time it takes, but if the weather is nice, you should go up the second highest building in Paris, the Tour Montparnasse. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The tower is designed to be constructed from mostly recycled materials at net zero energy, and it can generate enough solar energy to completely power itself! ❋ Unknown (2009)

Jack, do you have a link for the rumor that a tower is leaning? ❋ Unknown (2009)

The twisting Ivory Observation tower is absolutely spectacular. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The estimated embodied energy of the tower is 360,000 MWh, so the energy generation would be able to neutralize its environmental impact in less than twenty years, which no other skyscraper has ever done. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Nicknamed “The Razor”, the 148 meter-tall Strata tower is topped with a trio of turbines that will produce enough power to meet 8% of its energy needs. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Despite the seemingly remote location, I get 4 bars on my cell phone when I'm standing at the top of the knoll, since a cell tower is located within line-of-sight, 10 miles away. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Access to the eco tower is gained through an urban plaza and amphitheater 60 meters above sea level, which can be used for social gatherings. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Do they know if the tower is monogamous or polyamorous? ❋ Unknown (2009)

The absence of Darwin in the real science practiced in the ivory tower is suggestive that Darwin's ideas are superfluous. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The location information obtained from “what cell tower is this mobile phone on” may soon converge towards the location information obtained from GPS tracking. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Actually, that just means the very bottom of the tower is beyond the horizon. ❋ Unknown (2010)

There's something wrong with [the slot] on [the tower]. My [CD-ROM] got stuck. ❋ Pentozali (2009)

[Micheal's] tower reflected the [measurement] of [my own]. ❋ Jack (2004)

dude we went towering this [weekend] and it was so much fun, we almost got [kicked out] of [the store]. ❋ Sully4295 (2011)

1. The Columbine shooters were in the tower when the massacre happened. 2. -"I just blew $10000 in Vegas" -"You were in the tower, time to get out" Jocks who bully students are in the tower. Someone who makes up a [cover story] to get his/her own way is in the tower. If you're lonely and depressed, you might be in the tower. A self-mutilator is in the tower. A heroin addict is in the tower. Abusive parents are in the tower. Dubya is in the tower. War veterans who turn to drinking after returning to the US are in the tower. People who drive without a license or insurance are in the tower. One who cheats on income tax is in the tower. Criminals and gangbangers are in the tower. Wildfire victims are in the tower. Stress at work can cause somoene to temporarily be in the tower. [Stiffler's] in the tower, especially when he fucks [the grandma]. Maybe we're all in the tower at some points in our lives. ❋ Ticket Tower (2007)

"How towered were you last night??" "You towered [yet]?" "[Oh] I'm so towered [already]" ❋ Foam Fans (2006)

I was [towering] [all that] [Overtime] this weekend. ❋ Father Ham Ham (2018)

"[Will towers] gangbang [underage girls] without consent and hides his [cumsock] in his basement" ❋ I_speak_nothing_but_the_truth (2019)

Mom: Your [dinner] is getting cold! Me: [Hold on] i have to [finish this] Towers game! ❋ Rahul Yukich (2006)

1. "Look at that couple! They're [towering] the hell out of the Big Ben" 2. "Dude I'm never ever taking another vacation to Spain, it's full of [towers] and my girlfriend's newest hobby is towering. We [towered] the shit out of Spain, that's for sure." ❋ Ajoin (2011)

[Harry] towers the [beagle] in a [violent] and dangerous manner ❋ Phillipe Bouhler (2006)

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