Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having or bearing towers; adorned or defended by towers.
- In heraldry, having towers or turrets: noting a castle or a city wall used as a bearing.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Adorned or defended by towers.
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
tower . - adjective Equipped with a
tower .
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Examples
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I thought this was a weird touch of film choice of horses for the two actors, because the Friesain towered over the Andalusian.
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The 5-foot-10 Schelin towered over a North Korean defender and easily headed the ball into the back of the net.
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I had formed a union with a family who had neither sentiment nor sensibility; I was doomed to bear the society of ignorance and pride; I was treated as though I had been the most abject of beings, even at a time when my conscious spirit soared as far above their powers to wound it as the mountain towered over the white battlements of my then solitary habitation.
Memoirs of Mary Robinson Mary Elizabeth Robinson 1895
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Her arm with its sword towered as if for the first time, and the free breezes wafted around her figure.
The Metamorphosis, in The Penal Colony,and Other Stories Franz Kafka 2000
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McCain, on the other hand, creepily hovered ( "towered" would be an overstatement) over her the whole time she was speaking, forcing her to do the whole speech largely in reference to him, not able to concentrate on her putative audience.
Source: McCain, GOP Significantly Expanding Advertising Map Into New States 2009
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- NFL stars I "towered" over: Deangelo Williams, Ray Rice, Maurice Jones-Drew.
The Big Lead 2010
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MEXICO CITY— Carlos Slim has towered above Mexico for years, a seemingly untouchable figure who thwarted business rivals and regulators with such ease that his telephone empire eventually made him the world's richest man.
In Mexico, Rare Headwinds Buffet Slim David Luhnow 2011
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And it towered over its only neighbour, a small, ramshackle dwelling made of rough bricks with plastic sheeting for windows.
Osama bin Laden's last hours come into focus as White House revises its story 2011
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Top models Behati Prinsloo, Tati Cotliar and Anna Selezneva towered above many of the other guests, draping themselves over the shoulders of their favorite designers and writers.
Emily Singer: Style.com Fetes Natalie Joos And The New 'Tales Of Endearment' Emily Singer 2011
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At a statuesque 12 ½ inches tall, Darci towered over Barbie and other fashion dolls.
Darci Cover Girl: A Product of Her Times - The Retroist 2010
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