He towers over his sister.
The two skyscrapers tower above the other buildings of the city.
Her intellect towers above/over ours.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
tower above — Synonyms and related words: best, bestraddle, bestride, better, bulk, bulk large, cap, clear, command, dominate, exceed, excel, go one better, improve on, look down upon, loom, loom large, outsoar, outstrip, outtop, outweigh, overarch,… … Moby Thesaurus
tower above — (Roget s Thesaurus II) (or over) verb To rise above, especially so as to afford a view of: command, dominate, overlook. See OVER … English dictionary for students
tower — tow|er1 W3S3 [ˈtauə US ər] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: tor, tur, from Latin turris, from Greek tyrsis] 1.) a tall narrow building either built on its own or forming part of a castle, church etc ▪ the Eiffel Tower ▪ a castle with… … Dictionary of contemporary English
tower — I n. 1) a bell; conning; control; fire; TV; water tower 2) a signal tower (AE; BE has signal box) 3) a tower stands (one hundred feet high) II v. (d; intr.) to tower above, over (as a thinker, she towers over her colleagues) * * * [ taʊə] TV… … Combinatory dictionary
Tower of London — For other uses, see Tower of London (disambiguation) Coordinates: 51°30′29″N 0°4′34″W / 51.50806°N 0.07611°W / 51 … Wikipedia
tower — Synonyms and related words: Texas tower, acropolis, antenna tower, architecture, arise, ascend, barbican, bastion, beachhead, beacon, bedrock, belfry, bell tower, belvedere, bench mark, bleachers, blockhouse, blossom, bookmark, brew, bridge,… … Moby Thesaurus
tower — n 1. minaret, obelisk, pagoda, pyramid; steeple, spire, Archit. fleche, turret, Fr. tourelle; campanile, belltower, belfry; cupola, dome, onion dome; column, pillar, shaft; skyscraper, high rise. 2. citadel, fortress, bastille, fortification,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
Tower Inn Bangkok (Bangkok) — Tower Inn Bangkok country: Thailand, city: Bangkok (Silom) Tower Inn Bangkok Location Located in the centre of Bangkok s main business district, the Tower Inn offers the best value and location for business, shopping, entertainment and tours.… … International hotels
tower — [n] very high building or building part belfry, castle, citadel, cloud buster*, column, fort, fortification, fortress, high rise*, keep, lookout, mast, minaret, monolith, obelisk, pillar, refuge, skyscraper, spire, steeple, stronghold, turret;… … New thesaurus
Over Tabley Hall — is a country house in the parish of Tabley Superior in Cheshire, England. It stands in an isolated position to the northwest of junction 19 of the M6 motorway. Contents … Wikipedia
