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spire1
- pronunciation:
- spaIr
- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a tall, narrow, cone-shaped roof or upward projection on a building or outer wall; steeple; pinnacle.
- similar words:
- pinnacle
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| definition 2: |
a similarly shaped natural growth, as in a new shoot of grass.
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| related words: |
peak |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
spired, spires, spiring |
| definition: |
to rise in or like a spire.
- similar words:
- peak
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