towerlike
4.2
A thing that is tall and narrow like a tower
- adjective
- /ˈtaʊərˌlaɪk/
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en forma de torre
- The towerlike trees swayed gently in the wind, rising high above the surrounding landscape.
Examples
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As they climbed the hill, they noticed a towerlike rock formation jutting out against the clear blue sky.
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Could she, Colene, find herself trapped in this towerlike edifice?
Fiction book (1992) -
The architect designed a towerlike building that dominated the city skyline with its slender form.
Antonyms
How Tower-Like
Surface Forms
towerlike positive
Morphology
Etymology
The word towerlike is made from the common word tower, meaning 'a very tall building', and the part -like, which means 'similar to'. So towerlike means 'like a tower', a clear image of something very tall and often narrow.