tower 音标拼音: [t'ɑʊɚ]
n . 塔,高楼,堡垒
vi . 高耸,翱翔
塔,高楼,堡垒高耸,?翔
tower 塔形图
tower 塔
tower n 1 :
a structure taller than its diameter ;
can stand alone or be attached to a larger building 2 :
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 " [
synonym : {
column }, {
tower }, {
pillar }]
3 :
a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships [
synonym : {
tugboat }, {
tug }, {
towboat }, {
tower }]
v 1 :
appear very large or occupy a commanding position ; "
The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain "; "
Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall " [
synonym : {
loom }, {
tower },
{
predominate }, {
hulk }]
Tower \
Tow "
er \,
n . [
OE .
tour ,
tor ,
tur ,
F .
tour ,
L .
turris ;
akin to Gr . ?;
cf .
W .
twr a tower ,
Ir .
tor a castle ,
Gael .
torr a tower ,
castle .
Cf . {
Tor }, {
Turret }.]
1 . (
Arch .)
(
a )
A mass of building standing alone and insulated ,
usually higher than its diameter ,
but when of great size not always of that proportion .
(
b )
A projection from a line of wall ,
as a fortification ,
for purposes of defense ,
as a flanker ,
either or the same height as the curtain wall or higher .
(
c )
A structure appended to a larger edifice for a special purpose ,
as for a belfry ,
and then usually high in proportion to its width and to the height of the rest of the edifice ;
as ,
a church tower .
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2 .
A citadel ;
a fortress ;
hence ,
a defense .
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Thou hast been a shelter for me ,
and a strong tower from the enemy . --
Ps .
lxi .
3 .
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3 .
A headdress of a high or towerlike form ,
fashionable about the end of the seventeenth century and until 1715 ;
also ,
any high headdress .
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Lay trains of amorous intrigues In towers ,
and curls ,
and periwigs . --
Hudibras .
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4 .
High flight ;
elevation . [
Obs .] --
Johnson .
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{
Gay Lussac '
s tower } (
Chem .),
a large tower or chamber used in the sulphuric acid process ,
to absorb (
by means of concentrated acid )
the spent nitrous fumes that they may be returned to the Glover '
s tower to be reemployed .
See {
Sulphuric acid },
under {
Sulphuric },
and {
Glover '
s tower },
below .
{
Glover '
s tower } (
Chem .),
a large tower or chamber used in the manufacture of sulphuric acid ,
to condense the crude acid and to deliver concentrated acid charged with nitrous fumes .
These fumes ,
as a catalytic ,
effect the conversion of sulphurous to sulphuric acid .
See {
Sulphuric acid },
under {
Sulphuric },
and {
Gay Lussac '
s tower },
above .
{
Round tower }.
See under {
Round },
a .
{
Shot tower }.
See under {
Shot }.
{
Tower bastion } (
Fort .),
a bastion of masonry ,
often with chambers beneath ,
built at an angle of the interior polygon of some works .
{
Tower mustard } (
Bot .),
the cruciferous plant {
Arabis perfoliata }.
{
Tower of London },
a collection of buildings in the eastern part of London ,
formerly containing a state prison ,
and now used as an arsenal and repository of various objects of public interest .
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Tower \
Tow "
er \,
v .
i . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
towered };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
towering }.]
To rise and overtop other objects ;
to be lofty or very high ;
hence ,
to soar .
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On the other side an high rock towered still .
--
Spenser .
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My lord protector '
s hawks do tower so well . --
Shak .
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Tower \
Tow "
er \,
v .
t .
To soar into . [
Obs .] --
Milton .
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210 Moby Thesaurus words for "
tower ":
Texas tower ,
acropolis ,
antenna tower ,
architecture ,
arise ,
ascend ,
barbican ,
bastion ,
beachhead ,
beacon ,
bedrock ,
belfry ,
bell tower ,
belvedere ,
bench mark ,
bleachers ,
blockhouse ,
blossom ,
bookmark ,
brew ,
bridge ,
bridgehead ,
building ,
bulk ,
bulk large ,
bunker ,
burgeon ,
buss the clouds ,
cairn ,
campanile ,
castle ,
catstone ,
champion ,
citadel ,
colossus ,
column ,
come up ,
conning tower ,
construct ,
construction ,
court ,
cupola ,
curl upwards ,
defender ,
derrick ,
develop ,
dome ,
donjon ,
dungeon ,
edifice ,
erection ,
establishment ,
exceed ,
fabric ,
fasthold ,
fastness ,
fire tower ,
flourish ,
fort ,
fortress ,
foundation ,
gallery ,
garrison ,
garrison house ,
gather ,
gazebo ,
germinate ,
go up ,
grandstand ,
grow ,
grow up ,
hold ,
house ,
hypertrophy ,
increase ,
keep ,
landmark ,
lantern ,
levitate ,
lighthouse ,
lightship ,
lookout ,
loom ,
loom large ,
loophole ,
mansion ,
mark ,
marker ,
martello ,
martello tower ,
mast ,
mature ,
menhir ,
milepost ,
milestone ,
minaret ,
monument ,
mote ,
motte ,
mount ,
mushroom ,
obelisk ,
observation post ,
observation tower ,
observatory ,
outgrow ,
outlook ,
outsoar ,
outstrip ,
overdevelop ,
overgrow ,
overlook ,
overtop ,
packaged house ,
pagoda ,
palace ,
palais ,
palatial residence ,
palazzo ,
patron ,
patroness ,
peanut gallery ,
peel ,
peel tower ,
peephole ,
pharos ,
pilaster ,
pile ,
pillar ,
pillbox ,
pinnacle ,
platform ,
pole ,
post ,
prefab ,
prefabrication ,
prison ,
procreate ,
protector ,
protectress ,
pullulate ,
pylon ,
pyramid ,
rath ,
rear ,
rear up ,
reproduce ,
ringside ,
ringside seat ,
rise ,
rise above ,
rise up ,
rock ,
safehold ,
safekeeper ,
seamark ,
shaft ,
shoot up ,
sighthole ,
skyscraper ,
soar ,
spiral ,
spire ,
spring up ,
sprout ,
sprout up ,
stand on tiptoe ,
stand out ,
stand up ,
standpipe ,
steeple ,
strong point ,
stronghold ,
structure ,
stupa ,
superstructure ,
surge ,
swarm up ,
sweep up ,
television mast ,
thrive ,
top gallery ,
tope ,
tour ,
tower above ,
tower of strength ,
tower over ,
transcend ,
turret ,
up ,
upgo ,
upgrow ,
upheave ,
uprise ,
upshoot ,
upspear ,
upspin ,
upspring ,
upsprout ,
upstream ,
upsurge ,
upswarm ,
upwind ,
vegetate ,
villa ,
ward ,
watchtower ,
water tower ,
wax ,
windmill tower
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