to tower
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4.6
- verb
- /ˈtaʊər/
:
elevarse
- Wilmington Towers - Dawn Jacob walks toward the towering shadows of a massive public housing project.
- towering mountains
- towering buildings
- towering trees
He tries to attack, and then we find out she towered above him, and possibly fire breaking forth between him.
- He tries to attack, and then we find out she towered above him, and possibly fire breaking forth between him.
- Also that is why in Dreamgirls if he is in flats because I would have towered Jamie in heels.
Examples
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In today's global city, abstract space appears in the form of the towering skyscraper located in the financial district.
Academic text (2008) -
The skyscraper towered over the other buildings in the skyline, dominating the view.
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Because I towered over him.
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The woman spirit in the middle is towering three and a half meters high.
Academic text (1998) -
PULL BACK to reveal him towering over the passengers, the gun in his other hand.
Fiction book (1992) -
Above them all towered Theodoric the Great.
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And it doesn't look like a step, it looks like a towering leap.
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Growing steadily, it soon towered like a giant over the heads of the mounted Ffolk.
Fiction book (1992) -
The skeletal trunk and limbs of a long-dead tree towered above the village.
Fiction book (1991) -
As Ford depicts it, Ringo emerges from the wilderness, a towering figure, and abruptly halts the coach.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
152
5.1
To appear as a large unclear shape that seems threatening
48
3.7
To rise above a place and be clearly visible from around it
14
4.8
Be much taller or more impressive so others seem small
11
7.4
To appear very large and loom over other things
1
7.0
To stand out and draw attention in a place
1
6.0
To rise up into a tall, narrow, pointed shape
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
5
3.1
A tall airport building with glass where people watch and direct planes
- Specialized
4
4.5
A tall tower at a factory or power plant that cools water by letting some water evaporate
3
3.8
A very tall building in Chicago, once the world's tallest and now called the Willis Tower
2
4.2
An old castle in London that was a royal palace and prison and now holds the crown jewels
2
4.0
A round marble bell tower in Pisa that tilts because the ground under it is soft
- Archaic
1
8.8
A raised part on a submarine or warship where the crew look out, steer, and give orders
- Literature
1
7.7
A tall tower in the Bible where God causes people to speak different languages
1
4.2
A tall building that lets you see far across the land or sea for sightseeing
- Specialized
1
3.3
A central system that watches and controls many operations in real time
- Archaic
A small round stone fort on the coast built to defend against attacks in the 1800s
- Archaic
A tall structure that holds an airship on the ground when it is not flying
- UK
A plant in the cabbage family with stems that grow straight up and small white flowers
A tall building used to make small round lead balls for guns by dropping hot lead into water
- Specialized
A tall tower that holds antennas to send and receive radio or phone signals
How Dominant
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb tower also comes from the old Latin turris meaning 'high building', and a helpful way to remember it is to think of something 'standing above' others like a tall tower, which is why to tower means to be much taller or more dominant than what is around.