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Definition of Spire
1. Noun. A tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top.
Category relationships: Church, Church Service
Specialized synonyms: Pinnacle
Generic synonyms: Tower
Definition of Spire
1. v. i. To breathe.
2. n. A slender stalk or blade in vegetation; as, a spire grass or of wheat.
3. v. i. To shoot forth, or up in, or as if in, a spire.
4. n. A spiral; a curl; a whorl; a twist.
Definition of Spire
1. to rise in a tapering manner [v SPIRED, SPIRING, SPIRES]
Medical Definition of Spire
1.
To breathe.
Origin: L. Spirare to breathe. See Spirit.
1. A slender stalk or blade in vegetation; as, a spire grass or of wheat. "An oak cometh up a little spire." (Chaucer)
2. A tapering body that shoots up or out to a point in a conical or pyramidal form. Specifically, the roof of a tower when of a pyramidal form and high in proportion to its width; also, the pyramidal or aspiring termination of a tower which can not be said to have a roof, such as that of Strasburg cathedral; the tapering part of a steeple, or the steeple itself. "With glistering spires and pinnacles adorned." "A spire of land that stand apart, Cleft from the main." (Tennyson) "Tall spire from which the sound of cheerful bells Just undulates upon the listening ear." (Cowper)
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Spire
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