he towered above the crowd - он маячил в толпе, в толпе он был выше всех
to tower above in the distance - выситься вдали
to tower above one's fellow-workers - превосходить своих коллег
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tower above — index overcome (surmount), transcend Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
tower above — phr verb Tower above is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑skyscraper … Collocations dictionary
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 above — Synonyms and related words: best, bestraddle, bestride, better, bulk, bulk large, cap, clear, command, dominate, exceed, excel, go one better, improve on, look down upon, loom, loom large, outsoar, outstrip, outtop, outweigh, overarch,… … Moby Thesaurus
tower above — (Roget s Thesaurus II) (or over) verb To rise above, especially so as to afford a view of: command, dominate, overlook. See OVER … English dictionary for students
tower above somebody — … Useful english dictionary
tower above something — … Useful english dictionary
Tower — Tow er, n. [OE. tour,tor,tur, F. tour, L. turris; akin to Gr. ?; cf. W. twr a tower, Ir. tor a castle, Gael. torr a tower, castle. Cf. {Tor}, {Turret}.] 1. (Arch.) (a) A mass of building standing alone and insulated, usually higher than its… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tower bastion — Tower Tow er, n. [OE. tour,tor,tur, F. tour, L. turris; akin to Gr. ?; cf. W. twr a tower, Ir. tor a castle, Gael. torr a tower, castle. Cf. {Tor}, {Turret}.] 1. (Arch.) (a) A mass of building standing alone and insulated, usually higher than its … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tower mustard — Tower Tow er, n. [OE. tour,tor,tur, F. tour, L. turris; akin to Gr. ?; cf. W. twr a tower, Ir. tor a castle, Gael. torr a tower, castle. Cf. {Tor}, {Turret}.] 1. (Arch.) (a) A mass of building standing alone and insulated, usually higher than its … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tower of London — Tower Tow er, n. [OE. tour,tor,tur, F. tour, L. turris; akin to Gr. ?; cf. W. twr a tower, Ir. tor a castle, Gael. torr a tower, castle. Cf. {Tor}, {Turret}.] 1. (Arch.) (a) A mass of building standing alone and insulated, usually higher than its … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
