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| tower [ tów ər ] |
noun (plural towers) |
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1. tall building: a tall structure, sometimes the upper part or a tall part of a building or structure and sometimes a separate building
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2. fortress: a building designed to withstand attack
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3. CD stand: a tall wooden, plastic, or metal case in which to store CDs or videos
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4. computer case: a tall slim case for the CPU and drives of a computer
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intransitive verb (3rd person present singular towers, present participle towering, past and past participle towered) |
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1. be tall: to be very high or tall, or much higher or taller than somebody or something else
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2. be superior: to be considerably superior to somebody or something
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| [12th century. Via Latin turris< Greek] |
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a tower of strength somebody who is reliable and supportive (informal)
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