tower
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
Types & categories
- structure hypernym
- barbican hyponym
- lighthouse hyponym
- bell tower hyponym
- church tower hyponym
- clock tower hyponym
- control tower hyponym
- high-rise hyponym
- minaret hyponym
- mooring tower hyponym
- power pylon hyponym
- pylon hyponym
- shot tower hyponym
- silo hyponym
- steeple hyponym
- supporting tower hyponym
- turret hyponym
- watchtower hyponym
- CN Tower instance hyponym
- Eiffel Tower instance hyponym
- Space Needle instance hyponym
Sense 2 verb
appear very large or occupy a commanding position
The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain
Types & categories
- rear hypernym
Related & opposite
- predomination derivation
- whale derivation
- pillar derivation
Sense 3 noun
anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower
the test tube held a column of white powder
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 4 noun
a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
Types & categories
- boat hypernym
Parts & wholes
- helm part meronym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | structure |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | barbican |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | lighthouse |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bell tower |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | church tower |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | clock tower |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | control tower |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | high-rise |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | minaret |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | mooring tower |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | power pylon |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pylon |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | shot tower |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | silo |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | steeple |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | supporting tower |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | turret |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | watchtower |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | CN Tower |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Eiffel Tower |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Space Needle |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | predomination |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | whale |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | pillar |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | rear |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | hulk |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | columnar |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | shape |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | columella |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | hoodoo |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | tow |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | tug |
| 4 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | helm |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | boat |