spire
/spaɪr/
noun
- A tall, pointed structure on top of a building, especially a church or cathedral.
- The church spire could be seen from miles away.
- Workers repaired the damaged spire after the storm.
- The cathedral's spire rises 300 feet above the city.
- A slender, tapering shape or object, such as a plant stem or a mountain peak.
- Each stalk ended in a delicate spire of tiny flowers.
- The spire of the mountain was covered in snow.
- The rock formation had a natural spire that looked like a needle.
verb
- To rise or extend upward in a tall, pointed shape.
- The ancient trees spired toward the sky.
- Smoke spired from the factory chimney.
- The mountain spired above the clouds.