Definition of towers in English

Wiktionary

towers (Noun)
Plural of tower.

Part of speech

🔤

towers, verb, present, 3rd person singular of tower (infinitive).
towers, noun, plural of tower.

WordNet

Noun Plural: towers
tower - a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
		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"
		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 large vertical steel tower supporting high-tension power lines; "power pylons are a favorite target for terrorists"
		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
		supporting tower a tower that serves to support something
		turret a small tower extending above a building
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"
		column, pillar
		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
tower - a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
		tugboat, tug, towboat
		boat a small vessel for travel on water

= synonym
= antonym
= related word

Wiktionary

tower (Noun)
A structure, usually taller than it is wide, often used as a lookout, usually unsupported by guy-wires.
tower (Noun)
Any item, such as a computer case, that is usually higher than it is wide.
tower (Noun)
An interlocking tower .
tower (Noun)
The sixteenth trump or Major Arcana card in many Tarot decks, deemed an ill omen.
tower (Noun)
One who tows.
tower (Verb)
To be very tall.
tower (Verb)
To soar into.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

tower (n.)
A mass of building standing alone and insulated, usually higher than its diameter, but when of great size not always of that proportion.
tower (n.)
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.
tower (n.)
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.
tower (n.)
A citadel; a fortress; hence, a defense.
tower (n.)
A headdress of a high or towerlike form, fashionable about the end of the seventeenth century and until 1715; also, any high headdress.
tower (n.)
High flight; elevation.
tower (v. i.)
To rise and overtop other objects; to be lofty or very high; hence, to soar.
tower (v. t.)
To soar into.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

tower
Structure, usually taller than it is wide, often used as a lookout.
tower
To increase the height significantly.
tower
To go forward vigourously.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

tower
tow′ėr, n. a lofty building, standing alone or forming part of another: a fortress: (her.) a bearing representing a tower with battlements, &c.: a high head-dress worn by women under William III. and Anne.—v.i. to rise into the air: to be lofty.—v.t. (Milt.) to rise aloft into.—adjs. Tow′ered, having towers; Tow′ering, very high, elevated: very violent; Tow′ery, having towers: lofty. [O. Fr. tur—L. turris, a tower.]