spire

Definition of Spire in English :

Noun

1. spire, steeple

a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top

steeple

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Spire

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noun

1. Also called: steeple

a tall structure that tapers upwards to a point, esp one on a tower or roof or one that forms the upper part of a steeple

2.

a slender tapering shoot or stem, such as a blade of grass

3.

the apical part of any tapering formation; summit

verb

4. (intransitive)

to assume the shape of a spire; point up

5. (transitive)

to furnish with a spire or spires

noun

1.

any of the coils or turns in a spiral structure

2.

the apical part of a spiral shell

Spire

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noun

1.

a spiral or coil

2.

any of the convolutions of a spiral or coil

3. Zoology

the upper part of a spiral shell of a gastropod

noun

1.

a sprout, spike, or stalk of a plant, a blade of grass, etc.

2.

the top part of a pointed, tapering object or structure, as a mountain peak

3.

anything that tapers to a point, as a pointed structure capping a tower or steeple

verb intransitiveWord forms: spired or ˈspiring

4.

to extend upward, tapering to a point; shoot up or rise in, or put forth, a spire or spires

Spire

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n.

1. A top part or structure that tapers upward, such as a rock formation or steeple.

2. A slender, tapering plant part.

v. spired, spir·ing, spires

v.tr.

To furnish with a spire.

v.intr.

To rise and taper steeply.

n.

1.

a. A spiral.

b. A single turn of a spiral; a whorl.

2. The area farthest from the aperture and nearest the apex on a coiled gastropod shell.

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