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tower

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[ tou-er ]
/ ˈtaʊ ər /
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noun
verb (used without object)
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Idioms about tower

    tower of strength, a person who can be relied on for support, aid, or comfort, especially in times of difficulty.

Origin of tower

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First recorded before 900; Middle English noun tour, earlier tur, tor, from Old French tur, tor, from Latin turris, from Greek tĂœrris, variant of tĂœrsis “tower”; Middle English tor perhaps continuing Old English torr, from Latin turris, as above

OTHER WORDS FROM tower

tow·er·less, adjectivetow·er·like, adjective

Other definitions for tower (2 of 2)

tower2
[ toh-er ]
/ ˈtoʊ ər /

noun
a person or thing that tows.

Origin of tower

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First recorded in 1485–95; tow1 + -er1
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How to use tower in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for tower

tower
/ (ˈtaʊə) /

noun
a tall, usually square or circular structure, sometimes part of a larger building and usually built for a specific purposea church tower; a control tower
a place of defence or retreat
a mobile structure used in medieval warfare to attack a castle, etc
tower of strength a person who gives support, comfort, etc
verb
(intr) to be or rise like a tower; loom

Word Origin for tower

C12: from Old French tur, from Latin turris, from Greek
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