towers
UK/ˈtaʊ.əz//ˈtaʊɚz/
towers is the plural of tower.
towers is the third-person singular simple present indicative of tower.
Meaning of tower
Noun
tower (plural towers)
- A tall, narrow structure (significantly taller than it is wide, either standing alone or forming part of a larger structure.
- an observation tower, an isolated watch tower, a church tower, conning tower
- A very tall open-framed structure on which communications devices are installed.
- signal tower, radio tower, cell tower
- A similarly framed structure with a platform or enclosed area on top.
- observation tower, watch tower
- A control tower.
- A skyscraper.
- The Sears Tower
- An item of various kinds, such as a computer case, that is higher than it is wide.
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Towers
Towers (plural Towers or Towerses)
- A habitational surname.
- [after a name, typically that of the speaker/writer or publication] the putative palatial address of the named person or corporate entity
- 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...1989 September 22, Janet Abrams, “Confused Signals”, in Punch, page 42
- There is currently serious work taking place on his [sc. Michael O'Leary's] 10,000sq ft Victorian mansion on Dublin's very smart Raglan Road.2011 October 16, Barry Egan, “Is that a new wing at O'Leary Towers?”, in Sunday Independent, Dublin
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Towers
Towers
- plural of Tower
Forms of towers
| plural | Towers |
|---|---|
| plural | Towerses |
| alternative form | Tower |
Origin of towers
From towers.
Phrases with towers
- cat towers
- bell towers
- cell towers
- dice towers
- drop towers
- drum towers
- fire towers
- lift towers
- mini towers
- moon towers
- shot towers
- towers over
46 more phrasesFewer phrases
- Twin Towers
- wall towers
- wind towers
- chain towers
- clock towers
- flare towers
- folly towers
- ivory towers
- power towers
- radio towers
- siege towers
- smoke towers
- Texas towers
- watch towers
- water towers
- church towers
- Eiffel Towers
- Glover towers
- needle towers
- pencil towers
- signal towers
- coaling towers
- conning towers
- control towers
- cooling towers
- lantern towers
- lookout towers
- Pictish towers
- winding towers
- Charters Towers
- Glover's towers
- Martello towers
- prilling towers
- Towers of Babel
- towers of Hanoi
- apartment towers
- moonlight towers
- wakeboard towers
- towers of silence
- observation towers
- scaffolding towers
- towers of strength
- fire lookout towers
- interlocking towers
- transmission towers
- telecommunications towers
Words that rhyme with towers
Questions about towers
- What does towers mean?
- Towers means a habitational surname.
- What is towers the plural of?
- Towers is the plural of tower.
- What part of speech is towers?
- Towers is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce towers?
- Towers is pronounced /ˈtaʊɚz/ (US).
Words near towers in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: towers (page history and authors); Towers (page history and authors); tower (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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