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1Spire — Spire, n. [OE. spire, spir, a blade of grass, a young shoot, AS. sp[=i]r; akin to G. spier a blade of grass, Dan. spire a sprout, sprig, Sw. spira a spar, Icel. sp[=i]ra.] 1. A slender stalk or blade in vegetation; as, a spire grass or of wheat.… …
2Spire — • A tapering construction in plan conical, pyramidal, octagonal, or hexagonal crowning a steeple or tower Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Spire Spire …
3spire — ► 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» …
4spire — spire1 spireless, adj. /spuyeur/, n., v., spired, spiring. n. 1. a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc. 2. a similar construction forming the upper part of a steeple. See illus. under steeple. 3.… …
5Spire — A spire is a tapering conical or pyramidal structure on the top of a building, particularly a church tower. Etymologically, the word is derived from Anglo Saxon, so it is related to spear, rather than the Romance languages and spirit.… …
6spire´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) …
7spire — I. /ˈspaɪə / (say spuyuh) noun 1. a tall, tapering structure, generally an elongated, upright cone or pyramid, erected on a tower, roof, etc. 2. such a structure forming the upper part of the steeple, or the whole steeple. 3. a tapering, pointed… …
8spire — I [[t]spaɪər[/t]] n. v. spired, spir•ing 1) archit. a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc 2) archit. a similar construction forming the upper part of a steeple. See illus. at steeple 3) a tall,… …
9Spire (Atlanta) — Infobox Skyscraper building name = Spire caption = year highest = year end = plural = location = 860 Peachtree Street NW, Atlanta, Georgia coordinates = status = groundbreaking = constructed = 2004 2005 est completion = opening = demolished =… …
10Spire — Recorded in many forms including Spir, Spire, Spiring, Spirett, and Spirit (English), Sapir, Shapiro, Spira, Spira, Spirer (German and Ashkenasic), this is or rather was, a surname of medieval origins. It has two possible sources. The first is a… …
