The basketball player towered above everyone else in the room.
•The new building towered above all the others in town.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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 — [[t]ta͟ʊə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ towers, towering, towered 1) N COUNT: oft in names A tower is a tall, narrow building, that either stands alone or forms part of another building such as a church or castle. ...an eleventh century castle with 120 foot high… … English dictionary
tower — I UK [ˈtaʊə(r)] / US [ˈtaʊr] noun [countable] Word forms tower : singular tower plural towers ** 1) a) a tall narrow structure or building that stands alone a water tower the Leaning Tower of Pisa a television/radio tower b) a tall narrow… … English dictionary
tower — 1. noun a church tower Syn: steeple, spire; minaret; turret; bell tower, belfry, campanile; skyscraper, high rise, edifice; transmission tower 2. verb 1) snow capped peaks towered over the valley Syn: soar … Thesaurus of popular words
List of The Seventh Tower characters — This is a detailed list of characters and their individual stories found in Garth Nix s The Seventh Tower book series. Contents 1 Tal 2 Milla 3 Adras and Odris 4 Ebbitt … Wikipedia
Characters from The Seventh Tower — This is a detailed list of characters and their individual stories found in Garth Nix s The Seventh Tower book series. Tal : He could not believe how far he d come, and how far he had to go... Could he possibly be the same boy who d live all his… … Wikipedia
over — o|ver1 W1S1 [ˈəuvə US ˈouvər] prep ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(above)¦ 2¦(covering)¦ 3¦(across)¦ 4¦(on the other side)¦ 5¦(down from something )¦ 6¦(in many parts of something)¦ 7¦(no longer affected)¦ 8¦(more than)¦ 9¦(during)¦ 10 … Dictionary of contemporary English
over — o|ver1 W1S1 [ˈəuvə US ˈouvər] prep ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(above)¦ 2¦(covering)¦ 3¦(across)¦ 4¦(on the other side)¦ 5¦(down from something )¦ 6¦(in many parts of something)¦ 7¦(no longer affected)¦ 8¦(more than)¦ 9¦(during)¦ 10 … Dictionary of contemporary English
high — high1 W1S1 [haı] adj comparative higher superlative highest ↑high, ↑low ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(from bottom to top)¦ 2¦(above ground)¦ 3¦(large number)¦ 4¦(good standard)¦ 5¦(containing a lot)¦ 6¦(rank/position)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
rise — rise1 [ raız ] (past tense rose [ rouz ] ; past participle ris|en [ rızn ] ) verb intransitive *** ▸ 1 move upward ▸ 2 increase ▸ 3 achieve success/power ▸ 4 stand up ▸ 5 be tall/high ▸ 6 fight against government ▸ 7 become red ▸ + PHRASES 1. )… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
high — 1 /haI/ adjective MEASUREMENT/DISTANCE 1 FROM BOTTOM TO TOP something that is high measures a long distance from its bottom to its top: the highest mountain in Japan | a castle surrounded by high walls | 100 feet/30 metres etc high: a building 20 … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
