spiring
1Spiring — Spir ing, a. Shooting up in a spire or spires. The spiring grass. Dryton. [1913 Webster] …
2spiring — I. adjective Etymology: from gerund of spire (II) : rising taperingly to or as if to a point : soaring aloft : reaching to a great height spiring summits of vast mountains Thomas Pennant spiring grass II …
3Spiring — This unusual surname is of Anglo Saxon origin, and is a patronymic form of the surname Spear, which derives from the Olde English pre 7th Century personal byname Spere , originally denoting either a tall, thin person, or one skilled in the use of …
4Spiring — Spire Spire, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Spired}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spiring}.] To shoot forth, or up in, or as if in, a spire. Emerson. [1913 Webster] It is not so apt to spire up as the other sorts, being more inclined to branch into arms. Mortimer.… …
5Spiring, der — Der Spiring, S. Spiering …
6spiring — spaɪə(r) n. narrow tapering structure on the top of a building, steeple; natural structure which tapers to a point (i.e. blade of grass) v. furnish with a spire; taper to a point …
7spiring — spi|ring sb., en, er, erne, i sms. spirings , fx spiringsforsøg …
8Reuben Spiring — Karl Reuben Spiring (born 13 November 1974 in Southport) was an English cricketer. He was a right handed batsman and a right arm off break bowler. He played with Worcestershire from 1993 to 2000, and played one match for the England Under 19s in… …
9Peter Spiring — Football player infobox playername = Peter Spiring fullname = Peter John Spiring dateofbirth = birth date and age|1950|12|13 cityofbirth = Glastonbury countryofbirth = England height = position = Winger youthyears = youthclubs = years = 1968… …
10Volute spiring — Volute Vo*lute , n. [F. volute (cf. It. voluta), L. voluta, from volvere, volutum, to roll. See {Voluble}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Arch.) A spiral scroll which forms the chief feature of the Ionic capital, and which, on a much smaller scale, is a… …
