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| spire [ spīr ] |
noun (plural spires) |
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1. narrow tapering structure topping something: a tall narrow pointed structure on the top of a roof, tower, or steeple
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2. pointed plant shoot: a slender pointed part of a plant, e.g. a blade of grass or the top of a tree
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3. upward-facing spike: the top part of something narrow and pointed such as a mountain peak
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intransitive verb (past and past participle spired, present participle spir·ing, 3rd person present singular spires) |
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rise to point: to rise to a narrow point
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| [ Old English spīr< Indo-European, "sharp point"] |
