Spire

Meaning

Noun

●

The

stalk

stem

of a plant.

●

young

shoot

of a

plant

; a spear.

●

Any of various

, or

, such as the

, the

canary-grass, etc.

●

sharp

tapering

point.

●

In Architectural elements:

structure

, especially

of the

of a

●

The

top

, or

uppermost

point, of anything; the summit.

●

In Mining:

for

to the

in blasting.

●

One of the

of a

or other

; a coil.

●

A spiral.

●

In Geometry:

The part of a

of the

about the pole.

Verb

●

sprout

, to

send forth

the early

shoots

of growth; to germinate.

●

grow

upwards

rather than

develop horizontally.

●

furnish

with a spire.

●

To breathe.

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Origin

spire

English

spir

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

spire

French

spira

Latin

σπεῖρα

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

spirer

Old French (842-ca. 1400)

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Etym

Rhymes

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