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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024tow•er•ing /ˈtaʊərɪŋ/USA pronunciation adj. [before a noun]- very high or tall;
lofty:a towering oak. - surpassing others in size or greatness:a towering figure in history.
- rising to an extreme degree of violence or intensity:a towering rage.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tow•er•ing (tou′ər ing),USA pronunciation adj. - very high or tall;
lofty:a towering oak. - surpassing others;
very great:a towering figure in American poetry. - rising to an extreme degree of violence or intensity:a towering rage.
- beyond the proper or usual limits;
inordinate;
excessive:towering pride; towering ambitions.
- 1400–50; late Middle English; see tower1, -ing2
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged elevated. See high.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged short.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: towering /ˈtaʊərɪŋ/ adj - very tall; lofty
- outstanding, as in importance or stature
- (prenominal) very intense: a towering rage
tow•er1 /ˈtaʊɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Buildinga building higher than it is wide, either standing alone or forming part of a building:a television tower.
- such a structure used as a stronghold, prison, etc.
v. [no object] - to rise or extend far upward or above, as a tower:The mountains towered above us.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tow•er1 (tou′ər),USA pronunciation n. - a building or structure high in proportion to its lateral dimensions, either isolated or forming part of a building.
- such a structure used as or intended for a stronghold, fortress, prison, etc.
- any of various fully enclosed fireproof housings for vertical communications, as staircases, between the stories of a building.
- any structure, contrivance, or object that resembles or suggests a tower.
- a tall, movable structure used in ancient and medieval warfare in storming a fortified place.
- Computinga vertical case designed to house a computer system standing on the floor.
- [Aviation.]See control tower.
- tower of strength, a person who can be relied on for support, aid, or comfort, esp. in times of difficulty.
v.i. - to rise or extend far upward, as a tower;
reach or stand high:The skyscraper towers above the city. - to rise above or surpass others:She towers above the other students.
- [Falconry.](of a hawk) to rise straight into the air;
to ring up.
- Latin turris, as above; (verb, verbal) late Middle English touren, derivative of the noun, nominal
- Greek týrris, variant of týrsis tower; Middle English tor perh. in some cases continuing Old English torr
- Latin turris
- Old French
- (noun, nominal) Middle English tour, earlier tur, tor bef. 900
- a person or thing that tows.
tower,1 + n. - Computinga vertical case designed to house a computer system standing on the floor.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: tower /ˈtaʊə/ n - a tall, usually square or circular structure, sometimes part of a larger building and usually built for a specific purpose: a 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
vb - (intransitive) to be or rise like a tower; loom
Etymology: 12th Century: from Old French tur, from Latin turris, from Greek |