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tower
noun
a
tall
,
narrow
building
or
structure
that
rises
high
above
the
ground
•
The
old
stone
church
had
a
tall
bell
tower
that
could
be
seen
for
miles
.
The
old
stone
church
had
a
tall
bell
tower
that
could
be
seen
for
miles
.
•
Lightning
struck
the
radio
tower
during
the
thunderstorm
,
lighting
up
the
dark
sky
.
Lightning
struck
the
radio
tower
during
the
thunderstorm
,
lighting
up
the
dark
sky
.
From
Old
English
“
tor
”
and
Old
French
“
tur
”
meaning
a
high
building
;
influenced
by
Latin
“
turris
” (
tower
).
verb
to
rise
very
high
above
the
things
around
it
•
Snow-capped
mountains
tower
over
the
quiet
lakeside
village
.
Snow-capped
mountains
tower
over
the
quiet
lakeside
village
.
•
Glass
skyscrapers
tower
above
the
busy
downtown
streets
.
Glass
skyscrapers
tower
above
the
busy
downtown
streets
.
Verb
use
from
the
noun
sense
:
something
that
acts
like
a
tower
by
standing
high
.
noun
a
tall
upright
case
that
holds
the
main
parts
of
a
desktop
computer
•
He
bought
a
large
PC
tower
to
fit
a
high-end
graphics
card
.
He
bought
a
large
PC
tower
to
fit
a
high-end
graphics
card
.
•
The
dusty
old
computer
tower
on
the
floor
needed
cleaning
.
The
dusty
old
computer
tower
on
the
floor
needed
cleaning
.
Metaphorical
extension
from
the
main
noun
sense
,
comparing
the
upright
computer
case
to
a
small
tower
.