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steeple
[ stee-puhl ]
/ Ėsti pÉl /
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noun
an ornamental construction, usually ending in a spire, erected on a roof or tower of a church, public building, etc.
a tower terminating in such a construction.
(loosely) a spire.
verb (used with object), steeĀ·pled, steeĀ·pling.
to provide with or form into a steeple or steeplelike configuration.
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OTHER WORDS FROM steeple
steepled, adjectivesteeĀ·pleĀ·less, adjectivesteeĀ·pleĀ·like, adjectiveunĀ·steeĀ·pled, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH steeple
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British Dictionary definitions for steeple
steeple
/ (ĖstiĖpÉl) /
noun
a tall ornamental tower that forms the superstructure of a church, temple, etc
such a tower with the spire above it
any spire or pointed structure
Derived forms of steeple
steepled, adjectiveWord Origin for steeple
Old English stÄpel; see steep 1
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