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Showing words for TOWERING using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Towering

towering

7 Letter Words for Towering

ergotin, genitor, intower, negrito, ogtiern, rowting, tigrone, townier, trigone, trowing

6 Letter Words for Towering

egriot, engirt, eringo, geront, goiter, groten, ignore, ignote, ingrow, inower, norite, orient, region, rewing, roting, rowing, tewing, tinger, toeing, tonger, tonier, towier, towing, towner, townie, trigon, trowie, twiner, twinge, wering, wigeon, winger, winter, wogiet

5 Letter Words for Towering

ergon, ergot, ering, etrog, ewing, genio, genit, genro, giron, goier, goner, goter, grein, greit, grewt, grint, griot, groin, grone, gront, grote, grown, gwine, inert, inger, ingot, inorg, inter, intro, iortn, irone, negro, niger, niter, nitro, noire, noreg, norge, norie, norit, noter, owing, owner, owrie, regin, reign, renig, reown, retin, rewin, rewon, ringe, ronte, rotge, rowen, rowet, rowte, tenio, tenor, tiger, tigon, tinge, toner, tower, towie, trigo, trine, trone, twier, twine, twoer, winer, witen, wongi, wring, write, wrong, wrote

4 Letter Words for Towering

engr, enow, ento, entr, ergo, erin, eton, gein, geir, geit, gent, gien, gire, girn, giro, girt, gite, gnow, goen, goer, gone, gore, gote, gown, gren, gret, grew, grin, grit, grot, grow, ingo, inro, into, intr, iowt, iron, iter, neti, newt, niog, nito, noir, nore, nori, note, nowt, ogre, oint, oner, orig, ower, rego, regt, rein, reit, reno, rent, rgen, rine, ring, riot, rite, roin, roit, rone, rong, ront, rote, roti, rowt, teng, tern, tien, tier, tige, tine, ting, tire, toge, tone, tong, tore, tori, torn, town, trew, trie, trig, trin, trio, trog, tron, trow, twie, twig, twin, weir, went, weri, wert, wine, wing, wino, wint, wire, wite, wone, wong, wont, wore, worn, wort, wote, wren, wrig, writ, wrnt

3 Letter Words for Towering

ego, eir, eng, eon, erg, ern, ert, ewt, gen, geo, ger, get, gie, gin, gio, git, goi, gon, gor, got, gro, gte, ign, ing, int, ion, ire, iwo, neg, nei, neo, net, new, nie, nig, nit, nog, nor, not, now, oer, oie, one, oni, ont, ore, org, ort, owe, own, owt, reg, rei, rew, rie, rig, rin, rio, rit, roe, rog, roi, ron, rot, row, rte, rti, rtw, teg, ten, ter, tew, tgn, tie, tig, tin, tng, toe, tog, toi, ton, tor, tow, tri, twi, two, wen, wer, wet, wig, win, wir, wit, woe, wog, won, wot, wro

Definitions for Towering

[1] very high or tall; lofty: a towering oak.
[2] surpassing others; very great: a towering figure in American poetry.
[3] rising to an extreme degree of violence or intensity: a towering rage.
[4] beyond the proper or usual limits; inordinate; excessive: towering pride; towering ambitions.
[5] a building or structure high in proportion to its lateral dimensions, either isolated or forming part of a building.
[6] such a structure used as or intended for a stronghold, fortress, prison, etc.
[7] any of various fully enclosed fireproof housings for vertical communications, as staircases, between the stories of a building.
[8] any structure, contrivance, or object that resembles or suggests a tower.
[9] a tall, movable structure used in ancient and medieval warfare in storming a fortified place.
[10] a tall, vertical case with accessible horizontal drive bays, designed to house a computer system standing on a desk or floor. Compare minitower.
[11] Aviation . control tower.
[12] to rise or extend far upward, as a tower; reach or stand high: The skyscraper towers above the city.
[13] to rise above or surpass others: She towers above the other students.
[14] Falconry . (of a hawk) to rise straight into the air; to ring up.
[15] very tall; lofty
[16] outstanding, as in importance or stature
[17] (prenominal) very intense a towering rage
[18] a tall, usually square or circular structure, sometimes part of a larger building and usually built for a specific purpose a church tower ; a control tower
[19] a place of defence or retreat
[20] a mobile structure used in medieval warfare to attack a castle, etc
[21] tower of strength a person who gives support, comfort, etc
[22] (intr) to be or rise like a tower; loom

Words related to Towering

stately, imposing, magnificent, monumental, colossal, soaring, mighty, massive, prodigious, tall, gigantic, lofty, sublime, elevated, surpassing, aerial, airy, extraordinary, extravagant, extreme

Words nearby Towering

tower of silence, tower of strength, tower wagon, tower-mill, towered, towering, towerman, towery, towhead, towheaded, towhee

Origin of Towering

1before 900; (noun) Middle English tour, earlier tur, tor < Old French < Latin turris < Greek týrris, variant of týrsis tower; Middle English tor perhaps in some cases continuing Old English torr < Latin turris, as above; (v.) late Middle English touren, derivative of the noun

Other words from Towering

tow·er·ing·ly , adverb
tow·er·less , adjective
tow·er·like , adjective

Word origin for Towering

C12: from Old French tur, from Latin turris, from Greek

Synonyms for Towering

colossal, gigantic, imposing, lofty, magnificent, massive, mighty, monumental, prodigious, soaring, stately, tall, elevated, sublime, surpassing, aerial, airy, extraordinary, extravagant, extreme, fantastic, great, high, immoderate, imperial, impressive, inordinate, intense, outstanding, paramount, preeminent, skyscraping, spiring, stupendous, superior, supreme, towery, transcendent, tremendous, ultimate, undue, unmatchable, unmeasurable