tower, n.
(towers)
freq. cnt. 5
(towers)
freq. cnt. 5
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4
tower
semantic pointers
hyponym
barbican, barbacan
beacon light, beacon, lighthouse, pharos
bell tower
church tower
clock tower
control tower
high-rise, tower block
minaret
mooring tower, mooring mast
pylon, power pylon
pylon
shot tower
silo
steeple, spire
supporting tower
turret
watchtower
instance hyponym
hypernym
anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower
<noun.shape> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 1
column pillar tower
sample sentences
"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"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
towboat tower tug tugboat