spire (noun)
1spire — ► NOUN ▪ a tapering conical or pyramidal structure on the top of a building, especially a church tower. ORIGIN Old English, «tall slender stem of a plant» …
2spire-steeple — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun archaic : a steeple surmounted by a spire : a church spire …
3spire — noun a) A slender stalk or blade in vegetation; as, a spire grass or of wheat. b) A tapering body that shoots up or out to a point in a conical or pyramidal form. Specifically (Architecture), the roof of a tower when of a pyramidal form and high… …
4spire — noun Spire is used after these nouns: ↑cathedral …
5spire — [ spaır ] noun count the pointed top of a church tower or other building …
6spire — noun the spire of a nearby church Syn: steeple, flèche …
7spire-bearer — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: spire (III) + bearer; translation of New Latin Spirifer : spirifer 2 …
8spire — noun (C) a roof that rises steeply to a point on top of a tower, especially on a church …
9spire lily — noun : summer hyacinth …
10spire´like´ — spire1 «spyr», noun, verb, spired, spir|ing. –n. 1. a) the top part of a tower or steeple that narrows to a point: »The steeple, which has a spire to it, is placed in the middle of the church (Laurence Sterne) …
