spired
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7.5
Having a tall pointed top like a church roof
- adjective
- /spaɪrd/
:
con forma de aguja
- In the distance, the spired mountains looked majestic as the sun began to set.
Examples
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The church's spired tower was a stunning sight against the blue sky.
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The spired rooftops of the castle could be seen from miles away.
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In-fuckin'-spired.
Synonyms
conical
vsspired
6
4.8
A thing shaped like a party hat with a round base and a point
is a tapering tall top suggesting slender vertical form rather than even sided taper
peaked
vsspired
4
3.9
A shape that rises to a sharp point, like a roof or tent
is a tapering tall top with a more slender vertical shape
cone-shaped
vsspired
4
2.8
Shaped like a cone
is a tapering tall top used for vertical building forms rather than base shapes
coned
vsspired
1
4.4
Shaped like an ice cream cone, wide at one end and narrow at the other
is a tapering tall top focusing on a vertical apex rather than broad base
steepled
vsspired
1
6.1
A building with tall pointed towers like those on a church
is the general tapering top shape not specific to buildings
pinnacled
vsspired
1
7.7
Something that has high pointed tops like small towers
is the plain tapering top shape without ornamental detail
How Pointed
Surface Forms
spired positive
Morphology
Etymology
The word spired comes from spire, which once meant a 'sprout' or 'shoot' and later the tall 'pointed top' of a church. So something spired rises up and ends in a sharp point, like a steeple or a mountain summit.