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tower

/ˈtoʊ.əɹ/noun, verb2 syllables

Tower means: a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships.

Synonyms for tower8

noun, as in a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships

tugboat, tug, towboat

noun, as in anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower

verb, as in appear very large or occupy a commanding position

loom, predominate, hulk

What does tower mean?4

noun

1

a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships

2

anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower“the test tube held a column of white powder”

3

a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building

verb

1

appear very large or occupy a commanding position“The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with tower?12

two syllables

three syllables

empowerdevour

four syllables

superpower
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Tower in a sentence

  • If you look over there, you can see a defunct water tower.Jesse
  • Do you know, how high is the television tower?DragonPloyglot
  • Three peregrine falcon chicks, high up in this tower, have become social media darlings.Hybrid
  • At each corner, there was a guard tower with a machine gun.CK
  • Turning to the right, you will see a white tower.auxitt
  • On the other side of the street, there towers a church.AlanF_US
  • From the tower you can look out across the plain spread beneath your eyes.JimBreen
  • This castle tower commands a panoramic view of the whole city.unknown

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Forms of tower

as a noun

plural
towers

as a verb

past tense
towered
present participle
towering
third-person singular
towers
past participle
towered