Towers

//ˈtaʊɚz// name, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of tower form-of, plural
Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of tower form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A habitational surname.
  2. 2
    plural of Tower form-of, plural
  3. 3
    [after a name, typically that of the speaker/writer or publication] the putative palatial address of the named person or corporate entity humorous

    "And aren't we all looking forward to the Signals episode on architecture featuring — well wouldn't you know it? — James Stirling, Richard Rogers and Norman Foster[...] Well, no, we're not exactly pencilling it in our diary here at Punch Towers. We are frankly getting rather tired of hearing about Messrs F, R and S."

Example

More examples

"Nothing can change the look of a city so dramatically as the sudden appearance of a block of offices which towers above all the surrounding buildings."

Etymology

From towers.

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