Tower — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈaʊɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈaʊə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈaʊə/

2 syllables Say it as /tˈaʊɚ/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

loom towboat pillar column tug predominate hulk tugboat

Parts of Speech

noun	a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
noun	anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower “the test tube held a column of white powder”
noun	a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
verb	appear very large or occupy a commanding position “The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain”

Word Forms

columnar	adjective	having the form of a column
tower	verb	appear very large or occupy a commanding position
tug	verb	tow (a vessel) with a tug
tow	verb	drag behind
tower	noun	anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower
predomination	noun	the quality of being more noticeable than anything else
hulk	noun	a very large person; impressive in size or qualities

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Turm

eine Struktur, die höher ist als ihr Durchmesser; kann alleine stehen oder an ein größeres Gebäude angeschlossen werden

🇫🇷French

tour

une structure plus haute que son diamètre ; peut être autonome ou être attaché à un bâtiment plus grand

🇪🇸Spanish

torre

una estructura más alta que su diámetro; Puede ser independiente o unirse a un edificio más grande.

🇮🇹Italian

torre

una struttura più alta del suo diametro; può stare da solo o essere collegato ad un edificio più grande

🇳🇱Dutch

toren

een structuur groter dan de diameter; kan op zichzelf staan of aan een groter gebouw worden bevestigd

🇵🇹Portuguese

torre

uma estrutura mais alta que seu diâmetro; pode ficar sozinho ou ser anexado a um edifício maior

🇷🇺Russian

башня

конструкция выше ее диаметра; может стоять отдельно или быть пристроенным к большему зданию

India

🇮🇳Hindi

टावर

इसके व्यास से अधिक लम्बी संरचना; अकेले खड़े हो सकते हैं या किसी बड़ी इमारत से जुड़े हो सकते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

টাওয়ার

একটি কাঠামো তার ব্যাসের চেয়ে লম্বা; একা দাঁড়ানো বা একটি বড় বিল্ডিং সংযুক্ত করা যাবে

🇮🇳Tamil

கோபுரம்

அதன் விட்டத்தை விட உயரமான அமைப்பு; தனியாக நிற்கலாம் அல்லது பெரிய கட்டிடத்துடன் இணைக்கலாம்

🇮🇳Telugu

టవర్

దాని వ్యాసం కంటే పొడవైన నిర్మాణం; ఒంటరిగా నిలబడవచ్చు లేదా పెద్ద భవనానికి జోడించవచ్చు

🇮🇳Marathi

टॉवर

त्याच्या व्यासापेक्षा उंच रचना; एकटे उभे राहू शकतात किंवा मोठ्या इमारतीशी संलग्न केले जाऊ शकतात

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટાવર

તેના વ્યાસ કરતાં ઊંચું માળખું; એકલા ઊભા રહી શકે છે અથવા મોટી ઇમારત સાથે જોડાયેલ હોઈ શકે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗೋಪುರ

ಅದರ ವ್ಯಾಸಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಎತ್ತರದ ರಚನೆ; ಏಕಾಂಗಿಯಾಗಿ ನಿಲ್ಲಬಹುದು ಅಥವಾ ದೊಡ್ಡ ಕಟ್ಟಡಕ್ಕೆ ಲಗತ್ತಿಸಬಹುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗോപുരം

വ്യാസത്തേക്കാൾ ഉയരമുള്ള ഒരു ഘടന; ഒറ്റയ്ക്ക് നിൽക്കാം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഒരു വലിയ കെട്ടിടത്തിൽ ഘടിപ്പിക്കാം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਟਾਵਰ

ਇੱਕ ਢਾਂਚਾ ਇਸਦੇ ਵਿਆਸ ਤੋਂ ਉੱਚਾ ਹੈ; ਇਕੱਲੇ ਖੜ੍ਹੇ ਹੋ ਸਕਦੇ ਹਨ ਜਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਵੱਡੀ ਇਮਾਰਤ ਨਾਲ ਜੁੜੇ ਹੋ ਸਕਦੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

ٹاور

اس کے قطر سے اونچا ڈھانچہ؛ اکیلے کھڑے ہو سکتے ہیں یا کسی بڑی عمارت سے منسلک ہو سکتے ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

塔

高于其直径的结构；可以独立或连接到更大的建筑物

🇯🇵Japanese

タワー

直径よりも高い構造物。単独で設置することも、より大きな建物に取り付けることもできます

🇰🇷Korean

탑

직경보다 큰 구조물; 혼자 서 있거나 더 큰 건물에 부착될 수 있습니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tháp

một cấu trúc cao hơn đường kính của nó; có thể đứng một mình hoặc gắn liền với một tòa nhà lớn hơn

🇹🇭Thai

หอคอย

โครงสร้างที่สูงกว่าเส้นผ่านศูนย์กลาง สามารถตั้งแยกหรือติดกับอาคารขนาดใหญ่ได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

menara

struktur yang lebih tinggi dari diameternya; dapat berdiri sendiri atau menempel pada bangunan yang lebih besar

🇵🇭Filipino

tore

isang istraktura na mas mataas kaysa sa diameter nito; maaaring tumayo nang mag-isa o nakakabit sa isang mas malaking gusali

🇲🇾Malay

menara

struktur yang lebih tinggi daripada diameternya; boleh berdiri sendiri atau dilekatkan pada bangunan yang lebih besar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

برج

هيكل أطول من قطره؛ يمكن أن تكون قائمة بذاتها أو متصلة بمبنى أكبر

🇮🇷Persian

برج

سازه ای بلندتر از قطر آن؛ می تواند به تنهایی بایستد یا به یک ساختمان بزرگتر متصل شود

🇹🇷Turkish

kule

çapından daha uzun bir yapı; tek başına durabilir veya daha büyük bir binaya bağlanabilir

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִגדָל

מבנה גבוה מקוטרו; יכול לעמוד לבד או להיות מחובר לבניין גדול יותר

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What is the primary definition of the word 'tower'?

The primary meaning of 'tower' is 'a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'tower' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'tower' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'tower' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'tower' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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