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steeple: a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top

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sprocket collapse: thin wheel with teeth that engage with a chain; roller that has teeth on the rims to pull film or paper through

ratchet collapse: mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction; move by degrees in one direction only; "a ratcheting lopping tool"

cog collapse: tooth on the rim of gear wheel; a subordinate who performs an important but routine function; "he was a small cog in a large machine"; join pieces of wood with cogs; roll steel ingots

turret collapse: a small tower extending above a building

minaret collapse: slender tower with balconies

campanile collapse: a bell tower; usually stands alone unattached to a building

belfry collapse: a room (often at the top of a tower) where bells are hung

pagoda collapse: an Asian temple; usually a pyramidal tower with an upward curving roof

derrick collapse: a simple crane having lifting tackle slung from a boom; a framework erected over an oil well to allow drill tubes to be raised and lowered

cupola collapse: a roof in the form of a dome; a vertical cylindrical furnace for melting iron for casting

crag collapse: a steep rugged rock or cliff

fang collapse: hollow or grooved tooth of a venomous snake; used to inject its poison; canine tooth of a carnivorous animal; used to seize and tear its prey; a Bantu language spoken in Cameroon

colossus collapse: a person of exceptional importance and reputation

pilaster collapse: a rectangular column that usually projects about a third of its width from the wall to which it is attached

standpipe collapse: a vertical pipe

jag collapse: a bout of drinking or drug taking; a flap along the edge of a garment; used in medieval clothing; a slit in a garment that exposes material of a different color underneath; used in Renaissance clothing; a sharp projection on an edge or surface; "he clutched a jag of the rock"; cut teeth into; make a jagged cutting edge

obelisk collapse: a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top

skyscraper collapse: a very tall building with many stories

pylon collapse: a large vertical steel tower supporting high-tension power lines; "power pylons are a favorite target for terrorists"; a tower for guiding pilots or marking the turning point in a race

barbican collapse: a tower that is part of a defensive structure (such as a castle)

dome collapse: a hemispherical roof; a stadium that has a roof; a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward

lantern collapse: light in a transparent protective case

tooth collapse: a means of enforcement; "the treaty had no teeth in it"; toothlike structure in invertebrates found in the mouth or alimentary canal or on a shell; something resembling the tooth of an animal; one of a number of uniform projections on a gear; hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense

pinnacle collapse: (architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower; a lofty peak; raise on or as if on a pinnacle; "He did not want to be pinnacled"; surmount with a pinnacle; "pinnacle a pediment"

harrow collapse: a cultivator that pulverizes or smooths the soil; draw a harrow over (land)

stupa collapse: a dome-shaped shrine erected by Buddhists

monument collapse: an important site that is marked and preserved as public property

lighthouse collapse

pillar collapse: a fundamental principle or practice; "science eroded the pillars of superstition"; a prominent supporter; "he is a pillar of the community"

snag collapse: a dead tree that is still standing, usually in an undisturbed forest; "a snag can provide food and a habitat for insects and birds"; a sharp protuberance; hew jaggedly; catch on a snag; "I snagged my stocking"; get by acting quickly and smartly; "snag a bargain"

mast collapse: a vertical spar for supporting sails; any sturdy upright pole; nuts of forest trees used as feed for swine; nuts of forest trees (as beechnuts and acorns) accumulated on the ground; used especially as food for swine

tope collapse

tour collapse: a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area; "they took an extended tour of Europe"; "we took a quick circuit of the park"; "a ten-day coach circuit of the island"; make a tour of a certain place; "We toured the Provence this summer"

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