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Definitions for Spired
[1] having a spire.
[2] a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
[3] a similar construction forming the upper part of a steeple.
[4] a tapering, pointed part of something; a tall, sharp-pointed summit, peak, or the like: the distant spires of the mountains.
[5] the highest point or summit of something: the spire of a hill; the spire of one's profession.
[6] a sprout or shoot of a plant, as an acrospire of grain or a blade or spear of grass.
[7] to shoot or rise into spirelike form; rise or extend to a height in the manner of a spire.
[8] Also called: steeple a tall structure that tapers upwards to a point, esp one on a tower or roof or one that forms the upper part of a steeple
[9] a slender tapering shoot or stem, such as a blade of grass
[10] the apical part of any tapering formation; summit
[11] (intr) to assume the shape of a spire; point up
[12] (tr) to furnish with a spire or spires
[13] any of the coils or turns in a spiral structure
[14] the apical part of a spiral shell
Words related to Spired
convolute, twine, rotate, fold, writhe, spire, spiral, twist, turn, intertwine, loop, lap, scroll, wind, snake, wreathe, convolve, corkscrew, sinuate, intervolve
Words nearby Spired
spiralizer, spirant, spirantize, spire, spirea, spired, spirelet, spireme, spires, spiriferous, spirillar
Origin of Spired
1before 1000; Middle English; Old English spīr spike, blade; cognate with Middle Dutch spier, Middle Low German spīr shoot, sprout, sprig, Old Norse spīra stalk
Words that may be confused with Spired
WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, spirespire, steeple
Other words from Spired
mul·ti·spired , adjective
un·spired , adjective
spire·less , adjective
un·spir·ing , adjective
Word origin for Spired
C16: from Latin spīra a coil, from Greek speira
Synonyms for Spired
convolute, convolve, corkscrew, fold, intertwine, lap, loop, rotate, scroll, snake, spiral, spire, turn, twine, twist, wind, wreathe, writhe, intervolve, make serpentine, sinuate, wrap around