SPIRES Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the word spires. (close relations)
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| belfries | nounn | |||||
noun • a bell tower; usually stands alone unattached to a building • a room (often at the top of a tower) where bells are hung | ||||||
| campaniles | nounn | |||||
noun • a bell tower; usually stands alone unattached to a building | ||||||
| minarets | nounn | |||||
noun • slender tower with balconies | ||||||
| needles | nounn | |||||
noun • the leaf of a conifer • a slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument • a sharp pointed implement (usually steel) • a stylus that formerly made sound by following a groove in a phonograph record verb • annoy or provoke, as by constant criticism • prick with a needle | ||||||
| obelisks | nounn | |||||
noun • a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top • a character used in printing to indicate a second cross reference or footnote when the asterisk has already been used | ||||||
| peaks | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the most extreme possible amount or value • the period of greatest prosperity or productivity • the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development • the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill) • a V shape • the highest point (of something) • a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes verb • to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity | ||||||
| pinnacles | nounn | |||||
noun • (architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress or tower • the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development • a lofty peak verb • surmount with a pinnacle • raise on or as if on a pinnacle | ||||||
| steeples | nounn | |||||
noun • a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top | ||||||
| towers | nounn | |||||
noun • a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building • a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships • anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower verb • appear very large or occupy a commanding position | ||||||
| turrets | nounn | |||||
noun • a small tower extending above a building • a self-contained weapons platform housing guns and capable of rotation | ||||||
| steeple | nounn | |||||
noun • a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top | ||||||
