HyperDic: spire

English > 1 sense of the word *spire*:
NOUN	artifact	spire, steeple	a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top

spire > pronunciation
Sounds	spay'r
Rhymes	admire ... wire: 34 rhymes with ayr...

English > *spire*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	A tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top.
Synonym	steeple
Category	church service, church	A service conducted in a house of worship
Narrower	pinnacle	(architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower
Broader	tower	A structure taller than its diameter
Spanish	aguja, campanario, chapitel
Catalan	agulla, campanar, capitell, cuculla