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steeples

steeples is the plural of steeple.

steeples is the third-person singular simple present indicative of steeple.

Meaning of steeple

Noun

steeple (plural steeples)

  1. A tall tower, often on a church, normally topped with a spire.
    • Above the session-room of the Council is the steeple, and in the steeple is the belfry, where exists, and has existed time out of mind, the pride and wonder of the village—the great clock of the borough of Vondervotteimittiss.1839, Edgar Allan Poe, The Devil in the Belfry
  2. A spire.
  3. (historical) A high headdress of the 14th century.

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Phrases with steeples

Questions about steeples

What is steeples the plural of?
Steeples is the plural of steeple.

Words near steeples in the dictionary

  1. steeplejacks
  2. steeplekeeper
  3. steeplekeepers
  4. steepleless
  5. steeplelike
  6. steeples
  7. Steepleton
  8. Steepletons
  9. steepling
  10. steeply
  11. steepness

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