SPIRE

Meaning of SPIRE in English

/ ˈspaɪə(r); NAmE / noun

a tall pointed structure on the top of a building, especially a church

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WORD ORIGIN

Old English spīr tall slender stem of a plant ; related to German Spier tip of a blade of grass.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

SPIRE — pinacul, turr-punte
English interlingue dictionary
SPIRE — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English spīr; akin to Middle Dutch spier blade of grass Date: before 12th …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SPIRE — Steeply pointed termination to a tower or roof. In Gothic architecture , the spire is a spectacular visual culmination of …
Английский словарь Британика
SPIRE — I. ˈspī(ə)r, -īə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English spir, spire, from Old English spīr; akin to Middle Dutch …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPIRE — (n.) The part of a spiral generated in one revolution of the straight line about the pole. See Spiral, n.
Английский словарь Webster
SPIRE — (v. i.) To shoot forth, or up in, or as if in, a spire.
Английский словарь Webster
SPIRE — (n.) A slender stalk or blade in vegetation; as, a spire grass or of wheat.
Английский словарь Webster
SPIRE — ( v. i. ) To shoot forth, or up in, or as if in, a spire.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPIRE — ( n. ) A slender stalk or blade in vegetation; as, a spire grass or of wheat.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPIRE — spire 1 — spireless , adj. /spuyeur/ , n. , v. , spired, spiring . n. 1. a tall, acutely …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SPIRE — v. furnish with a spire; taper to a point
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SPIRE — I. ˈspī(-ə)r noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English spīr; akin to Middle Dutch spier blade of grass Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SPIRE — noun a spiral; a curl; a whorl; a twist. 2. spire ·vi to breathe. 3. spire ·vi to shoot forth, …
Webster English vocab
SPIRE — [spire] n [ME, fr. OE spir; akin to MD spier blade of grass] (bef. 12c) 1: a slender tapering blade …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SPIRE — in architecture, steeply pointed pyramidal or conical termination to a tower. In its mature Gothic development, the spire was an …
Britannica English vocabulary
SPIRE — spire BrE AmE ˈspa ɪ ‿ə AmE ˈspaɪ‿ ə r ▷ spires ˈspa ɪ ‿əz AmE ˈspaɪ‿ ə rz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SPIRE — spire /spaɪə $ spaɪr/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: spir ] a roof that rises …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SPIRE — n. & v. --n. 1 a tapering cone- or pyramid-shaped structure built esp. on a church tower (cf. STEEPLE). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SPIRE — n. & v. n. 1 a tapering cone- or pyramid-shaped structure built esp. on a church tower (cf. STEEPLE). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SPIRE — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a tapering cone- or pyramid-shaped structure built esp. on a church tower (cf. STEEPLE). …
Oxford English vocab
SPIRE — ( spires) The spire of a building such as a church is the tall pointed structure on the top. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPIRE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a church spire/steeple (= a church tower with a pointed top ) ▪ The tall …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SPIRE — [noun] [C] - a tall pointed structure on top of a building, esp. a church towerThe church spire was struck …
Cambridge English vocab
SPIRE — n. Steeply pointed termination to a tower or roof. In Gothic architecture , the spire is a spectacular visual culmination …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SPIRE — noun Spire is used after these nouns: ↑ cathedral
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SPIRE — n. 1 column, tower, belfry; steeple, flèche The spire of the church was repeatedly struck by lightning that night 2 …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SPIRE — I сущ. что-л. заостренной или конусообразной формы 1) шпиль, игла, острие 2) верхушка дерева 3) язык пламени 4) остроконечная башенка …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SPIRE — spire.ogg _I 1. ʹspaıə n 1. стрелка ( злака ); росток, зачаток побега; былинка 2. 1> остриё, стрелка, остроконечный верх …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SPIRE — spire I сущ.что-л. заостренной или конусообразной формы1) шпиль, игла, острие 2) верхушка дерева 3) язык пламени 4) остроконечная башенка Syn:pinnacle …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SPIRE — 1) шпиль, шпиц; остроконечная верхушка 2) остриё, стрелка - openwork spire
Англо-Русский строительный словарь
SPIRE — I сущ. что-л. заостренной или конусообразной формы 1) шпиль, игла, острие 2) верхушка дерева 3) язык пламени 4) остроконечная башенка …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SPIRE — (n.) A spiral; a curl; a whorl; a twist.
Английский словарь Webster
SPIRE — (n.) The top, or uppermost point, of anything; the summit.
Английский словарь Webster
SPIRE — (n.) A tube or fuse for communicating fire to the chargen in blasting.
Английский словарь Webster
SPIRE — (n.) A tapering body that shoots up or out to a point in a conical or pyramidal form. Specifically (Arch.), …
Английский словарь Webster
SPIRE — (v. i.) To breathe.
Английский словарь Webster
SPIRE — ( v. i. ) To breathe.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPIRE — ( n. ) The top, or uppermost point, of anything; the summit.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPIRE — ( n. ) The part of a spiral generated in one revolution of the straight line about the pole. See …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPIRE — ( n. ) A tube or fuse for communicating fire to the chargen in blasting.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPIRE — ( n. ) A tapering body that shoots up or out to a point in a conical or pyramidal form. …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPIRE — ( n. ) A spiral; a curl; a whorl; a twist.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPIRE — n. narrow tapering structure on the top of a building, steeple; natural structure which tapers to a point (i.e. blade …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SPIRE — n. Function: intransitive verb Inflected Form: spired ; spir · ing Date: 1591 : to rise in or as if …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SPIRE — n. Function: noun Etymology: Latin spira coil, from Greek speira; perhaps akin to Greek sparton rope, esparto Date: 1545 1 …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SPIRE — n. Function: intransitive verb Inflected Form: spired ; spir · ing Date: 14th century : to rise like a spire
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SPIRE — n. Pronunciation: ' sp ī (- ə )r Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sp ī r; akin …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SPIRE — ~ 1 ■ noun 1》 a tapering conical or pyramidal structure on the top of a building, typically a church …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SPIRE — n. 1 a a spiral; a coil. b a single twist of this. 2 the upper part of a spiral …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SPIRE — n. 1 a a spiral; a coil. b a single twist of this. 2 the upper part of a spiral …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SPIRE — (~s) The ~ of a building such as a church is the tall pointed structure on the top. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SPIRE — Synonyms and related words : acme, antenna tower, anthrophore, apex, apogee, arise, ascend, aspire, axis, barbican, become airborne, belfry, bell …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SPIRE — n. 1. Spiral, curl, twist, wreath. 2. Steeple. 3. Shoot, spear, stalk, blade. 4. Summit, apex.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
SPIRE — noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
SPIRE — n. 25B6; noun STEEPLE, flèche.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SPIRE — piers
Anagrams English vocabulary
SPIRE — Spatial Paradigm for Information Retrieval and Exploration
Computer Acronyms English vocab
SPIRE — Шпиль
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SPIRE — 1) шпиль ( сооружения ) 2) огнепроводный шнур 3) крепкий сланцеобразный уголь
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
SPIRE — 1) шпиль (сооружения) 2) огнепроводный шнур 3) крепкий сланцеобразный уголь
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
SPIRE — шпилевой
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
SPIRE — (n) шпиль
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
SPIRE — I 1. [ʹspaıə] n 1. стрелка ( злака ); росток, зачаток побега; былинка 2. 1) остриё, стрелка, остроконечный верх ( …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SPIRE — _I 1. ʹspaıə n 1. стрелка ( злака ); росток, зачаток побега; былинка 2. 1> остриё, стрелка, остроконечный верх ( …
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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