n. 25B6; noun a church tower : STEEPLE, spire; minaret; turret; bell tower, belfry, campanile. See list.
25B6; verb
snow-capped peaks towered over the valley : SOAR, rise, rear; overshadow, overhang, hang over, dominate.
he towered over most other theologians of his generation : DOMINATE, overshadow, outshine, outclass, eclipse, be head and shoulders above, put someone/something in the shade.
Types of Tower
barbican Martello tower
bastion mast
belfry minar
bell tower minaret
belvedere mirador
broch nuragh
campanile pagoda
church tower peel/pele (tower)
clock tower shot tower
column silo
control tower skyscraper
cooling tower spire
demi-bastion stair tower
donjon steeple
gate tower tower block
high-rise building turret
keep watchtower
lighthouse water tower
lookout tower ziggurat