What is another word for spire?
408 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ spˈa͡ɪ͡ə], [ spˈaɪə], [ s_p_ˈaɪə]
A spire is a tall and pointed architectural Finial that adds an ornamental and aesthetic value to buildings. Some different synonyms of spire include peak, pinnacle, apex, summit, tower, steeple, obelisk, and minaret. Each of these words has its unique connotation and usage, but they all describe an elevated point or peak of a structure or object. A steeple is a similar term but often refers explicitly to religious buildings and structures. Minarets are also a spire-like form that is frequently found on mosques and Islamic structures. While all of these words share a similarity to spire, they offer different characteristics, aesthetics, and contextual applications.
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Synonyms for Spire:
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n.
• apex • artifact • belfry • end • heaven- acme ,
- afterworld ,
- azure ,
- bliss ,
- canaan ,
- climax ,
- culmination ,
- dreamland ,
- ecstasy ,
- eden ,
- eternity ,
- ether ,
- everlastingness ,
- fairyland ,
- glory ,
- goshen ,
- happiness ,
- heaven ,
- hereafter ,
- immortality ,
- joyfulness ,
- land o'goshen ,
- mountaintop ,
- nirvana ,
- paradise ,
- rhapsody ,
- shangri-la ,
- stratosphere ,
- summit ,
- wonderland ,
- zenith ,
- zion .
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v.
• coil Other synonyms:
- roof .
Other relevant words:
- Convolving ,
- Intervolve ,
- Intervolved ,
- Lapped ,
- Scrolled ,
- Snaked ,
- Snaking ,
- Spired ,
- Spiring ,
- Wreathen ,
- Wreathing ,
- coil ,
- convolve ,
- corkscrew ,
- corkscrewed ,
- corkscrewing ,
- corkscrews ,
- inter-twined ,
- intertwines ,
- loop ,
- make serpentine ,
- scrolling ,
- spiraled ,
- spiraling ,
- spiralled ,
- spiralling ,
- wrap around ,
- wreathe ,
- wreathed ,
- wreathes ,
- writhing .
- Aiguille ,
- Bird cage ,
- Bractlet ,
- Carpophore ,
- Caulicle ,
- Caulis ,
- Culmen ,
- Foliole ,
- Footstalk ,
- Involucrum ,
- Ligule ,
- Martello Tower ,
- Mucro ,
- Pecten ,
- Petiolule ,
- Stipula ,
- Stupa ,
- Tigella ,
- Upgrow ,
- Upswarm ,
- alter ,
- antenna tower ,
- anthrophore ,
- apogee ,
- arete ,
- arise ,
- ascend ,
- aspire ,
- axis ,
- bailey ,
- barbican ,
- battlements ,
- be ,
- become airborne ,
- belfry ,
- bell-tower ,
- blade ,
- bole ,
- bract ,
- bracteole ,
- breathe ,
- brow ,
- burgeon ,
- buss the clouds ,
- campanile ,
- cane ,
- cap ,
- casbah ,
- castellated ,
- castle ,
- caudex ,
- chateau ,
- chatelaine ,
- church tower ,
- claw skyward ,
- cloud nine ,
- cog ,
- colossus ,
- column ,
- comb ,
- come up ,
- cone ,
- convolution ,
- cotyledon ,
- crag ,
- crest ,
- crown ,
- culm ,
- cupola ,
- cuspate ,
- cusped ,
- derrick ,
- develop ,
- dipped ,
- distinguished ,
- dome ,
- edge ,
- elevated ,
- eminent ,
- emit ,
- end ,
- exalted ,
- exist ,
- expel ,
- extremity ,
- extrude ,
- fang ,
- fastigium ,
- fire tower ,
- flag ,
- flexuous ,
- float ,
- floral leaf ,
- fly ,
- frond ,
- funiculus ,
- gallant ,
- germinate ,
- glume ,
- go up ,
- great ,
- grow ,
- grow up ,
- hang ,
- harrow ,
- haulm ,
- heavens ,
- height ,
- helix ,
- hesitate ,
- high ,
- high noon ,
- highest point ,
- hover ,
- idealistic ,
- involucre ,
- jag ,
- jump up ,
- kite ,
- lamina ,
- lance ,
- lantern ,
- leaf ,
- leaflet ,
- leafstalk ,
- leap ,
- lemma ,
- levitate ,
- lighthouse ,
- limit ,
- lofty ,
- loom ,
- majestic ,
- martello ,
- mast ,
- maximum ,
- meridian ,
- mighty ,
- minaret ,
- monument ,
- mount ,
- mucronation ,
- ne plus ultra ,
- needle ,
- needle roller ,
- noon ,
- obelisk ,
- observation tower ,
- oust ,
- pagoda ,
- peak ,
- pedicel ,
- peduncle ,
- petal ,
- petiole ,
- petiolus ,
- pike ,
- pilaster ,
- pile ,
- pillar ,
- pine needle ,
- pitch ,
- plane ,
- point ,
- poise ,
- pole ,
- pop up ,
- projection ,
- proud ,
- pylon ,
- pyramid ,
- rake ,
- rarefied ,
- rarified ,
- ratchet ,
- rear ,
- rear up ,
- reed ,
- ridge ,
- rise ,
- rise up ,
- sawtooth ,
- seed leaf ,
- sepal ,
- serpentine ,
- seventh heaven ,
- shaft ,
- shoot ,
- sky ,
- skyscraper ,
- snag ,
- snaggle ,
- snakelike ,
- soaked ,
- soar ,
- soaring ,
- spathe ,
- spear ,
- spiral ,
- spring up ,
- sprocket ,
- sprout ,
- spur ,
- stalk ,
- standpipe ,
- steepen ,
- steeple ,
- stem ,
- stipe ,
- stipule ,
- stock ,
- straw ,
- subdue ,
- sugar loaf ,
- surge ,
- surmount ,
- sweep up ,
- swim ,
- take off ,
- tall ,
- tip ,
- tip-top ,
- tiptop ,
- tooth ,
- top ,
- tope ,
- topgallant ,
- tour ,
- tower ,
- tower above ,
- towering ,
- trunk ,
- turret ,
- upheave ,
- upmost ,
- upper extremity ,
- uppermost ,
- uprise ,
- upstream ,
- upsurge ,
- upwind ,
- utmost ,
- vacillate ,
- vertex ,
- vortex ,
- water tower ,
- wedge ,
- whorl ,
- ziggurat ,
- zoom .
- AWNS ,
- SHIMS ,
- Stilettos ,
- Sublimities ,
- Vertices ,
- apex ,
- awn ,
- bell tower ,
- chock ,
- chocks ,
- cotter ,
- cotters ,
- foreland ,
- greatests ,
- harpoon ,
- harpoons ,
- helm ,
- javelin ,
- keystones ,
- max ,
- maxes ,
- pedicels ,
- pedicle ,
- pin point ,
- pinnacle ,
- prickler ,
- pricklers ,
- reeds ,
- shim ,
- sticker ,
- stickers ,
- stiletto ,
- stilettoes ,
- sublimity ,
- sword ,
- trident ,
- tridents ,
- up there ,
- uprights .
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How to use "Spire" in context?
The spire of a church or other large building is often a prominent feature. The word comes from the Latin word "spire," which means "to prick." A spire is a tall structure, typically a tower, used as a roof or a support for a roof, such as a cathedral's dome.
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Homophones for Spire:
- SVR, soapberry, sparrow, seafarer, saphar, sapper, spry, shivery, super, sapphire, soap opera, savior, seborrhea, sweeper, shophar, spear, sufferer, shaper, shivaree, shakspere, sipper, Sea Spurry, scupper, spirea, sushi bar, spyeria, suspire, spree, squeeze for, shofar, saber, skip over, sapporo, shaver, sever, sprayer, secpar, spare, sabre, sweep over, sweep oar, spore, skipper, suffer, saver, shover, spar, sparer, spoor, sabra, sprue, subway fare, savara, so far, savoury, sober, sperry, savor, sophora, shopper, scoffer, scuffer, savour, supra, sphere, superior, siberia, Sopor, spray, saviour, shakespeare, sea gooseberry, safar, spyware, sapir, spur, shipper, sea power, shiver, Scauper, speer, sea spray, savory, spewer, spiraea, safari, severe, supper.
Hyponym for Spire:
n.
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artifact
tower.
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artifact
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