Word Type

Noun

Verb

Proper Noun

The word "tower" can be used as noun, verb and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

airport babel castle city hammond in books medieval castle radio station toronto

Defined As

archetype of father as protector avenger

Derived Terms

Charters Towers Glover tower Glover's tower Leaning Tower Maiden Tower Martello tower N-tower Pictish tower Texas tower Tower Hamlets Tower Hill Tower of London Tower ounce Tower pound bell tower cat tower chain tower church tower clock tower coaling tower conning tower control tower cooling tower dice tower drop tower drum tower fire lookout tower fire tower fire tower stairway flare tower folly tower goat tower guardtower hose tower interlocking tower ivory tower lantern tower leaning tower illusion lift tower lookout tower mini tower moon tower moonlight tower observation tower pencil tower power tower prilling tower radio tower scaffolding tower sent to the Tower shot tower siege tower signal tower smoke tower summer-tower telecommunications tower tower bastion tower block tower crane tower defence tower defense tower house tower ladder tower mustard tower of Babel tower of silence tower of strength tower over towerman towers of Hanoi transmission tower wakeboard tower wall tower watch-tower watchtower water tower wind tower winding tower

Derived From

tow

Etymologically Related To

tor

Context

cartomancy historical

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

boat construction form lift rear rise shape structure

Type Of (IsA)

fixed freestanding structure fotmal long thin object structure tall object tall structure with stairs very tall structure not

Receives Action

built for height

Related Terms

mast

Related Terms

airport airport control antenna babel bells bricks building building part building tall castle castles circular circular building coin communication concerning control control tower defensive defensive outpost eleven enemies english fashionable floors fugitive hanoi headdress height high high building in castle interlocking tower iron ivory ivory steeple king lenormand levels long long building lookout many floors many levels mast microwave mint nine nine eleven norman of hanoi one building outpost part radio round round building satellite saxon sears sears building skyscraper soar spire steeple structure system tall tall building tall lookout tall structure tall thin tall turret thin thin building thin structure tow trade trump turret use very very tall watching watching enemies water tower weight world world trade

Synonym Network

column donjon loom tugboat

Used For

admire landscape aircraft control attaching antennae broadcasting broadcasting radio signals broadcasting signal containing offices finding fires getting off ground help to guard prison housing people install radio antenna look outs radio signals receive signals saving space in cities seeing long distances storing water use as lookout

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.