tower above/over sb/sth
— phrasal verb with tower uk/taʊər/us/ˈtaʊ.ɚ/verb [ I usually + adv/prep ]
to be very tall in comparison with someone or something else:
The new hotel towers over the Shanghai skyline.
Although he's only twelve, David towers over his mother.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
High, tall and deep
- deep
- dwarf
- elevated
- eye level
- floor-to-ceiling
- full-length
- gawky
- height
- high
- overshadow
- profundity
- rangy
- rear
- rear above/over sth/sb
- six-footer
- stand
- stature
- tallish
- tower
- towering
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