spire – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
spire
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
Spire
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 the
Old English word
spir, meaning a sprout, shoot, or stalk of grass.
Spire (disambiguation)
A
spire is a tapering conical or pyramidal structure on the top of a building.
spire
Noun
1. a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top
(synonym) steeple
(hypernym) tower
(hyponym) pinnacle
(classification) church service, church
spire
nf.
whorl, spiral or circular arrangement of leaves or flowers (Botany); spiral (of a shell, fingerprint, etc.); coil
spira
nf.
coil, curl, spire, whorl, twist
