A church spire could be seen in the distance.
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Spire
/spaɪə/
Synonyms for "spire" (212 found)
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needleno place highernoonobeliskobservation towerpagodapeakpectenpedicelpedunclepetalpetiolepetiolulepetioluspilasterpilepillarpine needlepinnaclepitch
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4 entriesgothic spireice spireoctagonal spirerock spire
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12 entrieschurch spirecopper spiregothic spirespire abovespire intospire outwardspire skywardspire towardspire upwardstone spiretall spireweathered spire
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18 total sentences available.
I saw the mouldering ruin of an abbey overrun with ivy, and the taper spire of a village church rising from the brow of a neighboring hill.
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To the west a dark church spire rose up against a marigold sky.
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Anne, with her elbows on the window sill, her soft cheek laid against her clasped hands, and her eyes filled with visions, looked out unheedingly across city roof and spire to that glorious dome of sunset sky and wove her dreams of a possible future from the golden tissue of youth's own optimism.
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