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- Dictionaryspire/ˈspʌɪə/
noun
- 1. a tapering conical or pyramidal structure on the top of a building, typically a church tower.
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SPIRE definition: 1. a tall, pointed structure on top of a building, especially on top of a church tower 2. a tall…. Learn more.
SPIRE meaning: 1. a tall, pointed structure on top of a building, especially on top of a church tower 2. a tall…. Learn more.
1. a. : spiral. b. : coil. 2. : the inner or upper part of a spiral gastropod shell consisting of all the whorls except the whorl in contact with the body.
A pointed cone shape on top of a building is called a spire, especially when it rises from the roof of a church. The part of a church roof that rises above a city skyline or a village's rolling hills, pointing sharply up toward the sky, is its spire. Many church spires have a cross at the very top.
a tapering, pointed part of something; a tall, sharp-pointed summit, peak, or the like: the distant spires of the mountains. the highest point or summit of something: the spire of a hill; the spire of one's profession. a sprout or shoot of a plant, as an acrospire of grain or a blade or spear of grass.
Definition of spire noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
a tall structure that tapers upwards to a point, esp one on a tower or roof or one that forms the upper part of a steeple. 2. a slender tapering shoot or stem, such as a blade of grass. 3. the apical part of any tapering formation; summit. verb. 4. (intransitive) to assume the shape of a spire; point up.
Define spire. spire synonyms, spire pronunciation, spire translation, English dictionary definition of spire. n. 1. A top part or structure that tapers upward, such as a rock formation or steeple. 2. A slender, tapering plant part. v. spired , spir·ing , spires v....
SPIRE meaning: a tall, pointed tower on the top of a building such as a church. Learn more.
Spire definition: A top part or structure that tapers upward, such as a rock formation or steeple.
