smock mill noun

A windmill with a fixed tower and revolvable cap above it bearing the sails (also called tower mill)

smockˈ-race noun

Formerly, a race run by women or girls for the prize of a smock

tower /towr, towˈər/

1. A tall building, standing alone or forming part of another, eg a church
2. A fortress, castle, with or consisting of a tower
3. A place of defence or retreat
4. A medieval war machine consisting of a tall movable structure, which allowed access to a castle's ramparts from outside (historical)
5. A control tower
6. A floor-standing unit housing a computer (computing)
7. (esp in the 17c) a woman's high headdress
8. The high flight of a bird

1. To rise into the air (above)
2. To be or stand very high or tall
3. To be superior
4. (of eg a hawk) to soar up high so as to swoop on quarry

To rise aloft into

towˈered adjective

towˈering adjective

1. Very tall, elevated
2. (eg of anger, rage) very violent or intense

towˈeringly adverb

towˈerless adjective

towˈery adjective

1. Having towers
2. Very tall

tower block noun

A tall building containing offices or residential flats

tower captain noun

The leader of a group of bellringers

tower mill see smock mill under smock

towˈer-shell noun

A gastropod (genus Turritella) with an elongated many-whorled spiral shell, or its shell

tower of strength

A stable, reliable person

tower over

1. To be considerably taller than
2. To be markedly superior to