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spires

/ˈspaɪərz/ /ˈspaɪɚz/

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The stalk or stem of a plant.

Examples :

"The garden was full of foxgloves, their spires reaching high with colorful, bell-shaped flowers. "

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A young shoot of a plant; a spear.

Examples :

"The gardener carefully protected the tender spires of the new asparagus plants from the frost. "

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Any of various tall grasses, rushes, or sedges, such as the marram, the reed canary-grass, etc.

Examples :

"The wind rustled through the spires growing along the riverbank, creating a soft, whispering sound. "

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A sharp or tapering point.

Examples :

"The church was beautiful, with two tall spires reaching up towards the sky. "

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A tapering structure built on a roof or tower, especially as one of the central architectural features of a church or cathedral roof.

Examples :

"The spire of the church rose high above the town."

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The top, or uppermost point, of anything; the summit.

Examples :

"The mountain's spires pierced the clouds. "

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A tube or fuse for communicating fire to the charge in blasting.

Examples :

"The construction worker carefully inserted the spires into the rock face before detonating the explosives. "

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(of a seed, plant etc.) to sprout, to send forth the early shoots of growth; to germinate.

Examples :

"The sunflower seeds spired quickly after being planted in the garden. "

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To grow upwards rather than develop horizontally.

Examples :

"The tomato plant spires upwards, reaching for the sunlight above the fence. "

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To furnish with a spire.

Examples :

"The architect will spire the church with a tall, graceful tower next year. "

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Examples :

"The tired student slowly spired, catching their breath before the final exam. "

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One of the sinuous foldings of a serpent or other reptile; a coil.

Examples :

"The garden snake rested in the flower pot, its body arranged in neat spires. "

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Examples :

"The curly fries were cut into fun spires. "

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The part of a spiral generated in one revolution of the straight line about the pole.

Examples :

"The record player etched spires into the vinyl as the needle spun. "

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