tower
What is the Definition of tower?
Noun:
- a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
- anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower
- a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
Verb:
- appear very large or occupy a commanding position
How can I use tower in a sentence?
After a meal of turkey sandwiches, crumpets, trifle, and Christmas cake, everyone felt too full and sleepy to do much before bed except sit and watch Percy chase Fred and George all over Gryffindor tower because they'd stolen his prefect badge.
There was no reason on earth that Professor McGonagall would accept for their being out of bed and creeping around the school in the dead of night, let alone being up the tallest astronomy tower, which was out-of-bounds except for classes.
They pulled on their bathrobes, picked up their wands, and crept across the tower room, down the spiral staircase, and into the Gryffindor common room.
The steep spiral staircase up to the top of the tower seemed the easiest thing in the world after that.
The Fat Lady had gone on a nighttime visit and Hermione was locked out of Gryffindor tower.