tower

  1. Noun.  A structure, usually taller than it is wide, often used as a lookout, usually unsupported by guy-wires.
  2. Noun.  (figuratively) Any item, such as a computer case, that is usually higher than it is wide.
  3. Noun.  (informal) An interlocking tower.
  4. Noun.  The sixteenth trump or Major Arcana card in many Tarot decks, deemed an ill omen.
  5. Verb.  To be considerably taller than.
  6. Noun.  One who tows.

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