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tower over — 1. To be considerably taller than 2. To be markedly superior to • • • Main Entry: ↑tower … Useful english dictionary
tower over — index surpass Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
tower over — phr verb Tower over is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑skyscraper … Collocations dictionary
tower over somebody — … Useful english dictionary
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tower above/over — [phrasal verb] tower over/above (someone or something) 1 : to be much taller than (someone or something) He towers over his sister. The two skyscrapers tower above the other buildings of the city. 2 : to be much better or more important than… … Useful english dictionary
tower — [[t]ta͟ʊə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ towers, towering, towered 1) N COUNT: oft in names A tower is a tall, narrow building, that either stands alone or forms part of another building such as a church or castle. ...an eleventh century castle with 120 foot high… … English dictionary
tower — I n. 1) a bell; conning; control; fire; TV; water tower 2) a signal tower (AE; BE has signal box) 3) a tower stands (one hundred feet high) II v. (d; intr.) to tower above, over (as a thinker, she towers over her colleagues) * * * [ taʊə] TV… … Combinatory dictionary
tower — I UK [ˈtaʊə(r)] / US [ˈtaʊr] noun [countable] Word forms tower : singular tower plural towers ** 1) a) a tall narrow structure or building that stands alone a water tower the Leaning Tower of Pisa a television/radio tower b) a tall narrow… … English dictionary
tower — tow|er1 [ taur ] noun count ** 1. ) a tall narrow structure or building that stands alone: a water tower the Leaning Tower of Pisa a television/radio tower (=for sending out broadcasts) a ) a tall narrow structure that forms the highest part of a … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
