babel | a confusion of voices and other sounds |
bell tower | a tower that supports or shelters a bell |
church tower | the tower of a church |
clock tower | a tower with a large clock visible high up on an outside face |
CN Tower | a tower in Toronto, feet tall for broadcasting widely |
conning tower | a raised bridge on a submarine, often used for entering and exiting |
conning tower | an armored pilothouse on a warship |
control tower | a tower with an elevated workspace enclosed in glass for the visual observation of aircraft around an airport |
cooling tower | a cooling system used in industry to cool hot water (by partial evaporation) before reusing it as a coolant |
Eiffel Tower | a wrought iron tower meters high that was constructed in Paris in , for many years it was the tallest man-made structure |
fire tower | a watchtower where a lookout is posted to watch for fires |
floor level storey story | a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale, what level is the office on? |
highise tower block | tower consisting of a multistoried building of offices or apartments, `tower block' is the British term for `highise' |
Leaning Tower Leaning Tower of Pisa | a tall round marble campanile in Pisa that is not perpendicular, construction was begun in |
lookout observation tower lookout station observatory | a structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings |
martello tower | a circular masonry fort for coastal defence |
mooring tower mooring mast | a tower for mooring airships |
Sears Tower | a skyscraper built in Chicago in , feet tall |
shot tower | tower of a kind once used to make shot, molten lead was poured through a sieve and dropped into water |
signal box signal tower | a building from which signals are sent to control the movements of railway trains |
supporting tower | a tower that serves to support something |
tower | a structure taller than its diameter, can stand alone or be attached to a larger building |
Tower of Babel Babel | (Genesis :-) a tower built by Noah's descendants (probably in Babylon) who intended it to reach up to heaven, God foiled them by confusing their language so they could no longer understand one another |
Tower of London | a fortress in London on the Thames, used as a palace and a state prison and now as a museum containing the crown jewels |
Tower of Pharos | a great lighthouse ( feet high) built at Alexandria in BC |
tugboat tug towboat tower | a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships |
water tower | a large reservoir for water |
ivory tower | a state of mind that is discussed as if it were a place, he lived in the ivory tower of speculation, they viewed universities as ivory towers |
news article news story newspaper article | an article reporting news |
lead lead story | a news story of major importance |
story | a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events, he writes stories for the magazines |
adventure story heroic tale | a story of an adventure |
mystery mystery story whodunit | a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie |
detective story | a narrative about someone who investigates crimes and obtains evidence leading to their resolution |
love story romance | a story dealing with love |
short story | a prose narrative shorter than a novel |
history account chronicle story | a record or narrative description of past events, a history of France, he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president, the story of exposure to lead |
biography life life story life history | an account of the series of events making up a person's life |
report news report story account write up | a short account of the news, the report of his speech, the story was on the o'clock news, the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious |
fib story tale tarradiddle taradiddle | a trivial lie, he told a fib about eating his spinach, how can I stop my child from telling stories? |
fairytale fairy tale fairy story cock-and-bull story song and dance | an interesting but highly implausible story, often told as an excuse |
dirty joke dirty story blue joke blue story | an indelicate joke |
funny story good story funny remark funny | an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line), she told a funny story, she made a funny |
shaggy dog story | a long rambling joke whose humor derives from its pointlessness |
Late Latin Biblical Latin | the form of Latin written between the rd and th centuries |
Biblical Aramaic | the form of Aramaic that was spoken in Palestine in the time of the New Testament |
narrative narration story tale | a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events, presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program, his narrative was interesting, Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children |
sob story sob stuff | a sentimental story (or drama) of personal distress, designed to arouse sympathy |
fairytale fairy tale fairy story | a story about fairies, told to amuse children |
tower of strength pillar of strength | a person who can be relied on to give a great deal of support and comfort |