1. [noun] A very tall iron-framed structure, usually painted red and white, on which microwave, satellite, or other communication antennas are installed; radio tower.
2. [noun] A similarly framed structure with a platform or enclosed area on top, used as a lookout for spotting fires, plane crashes, etc.
3. [noun] A water tower.
4. [noun] A control tower.
5. [noun] Any very tall building or structure; skyscraper.
6. [noun] (figuratively) Any item, such as a computer case, that is usually higher than it is wide.
7. [noun] (informal) An interlocking tower.
8. [noun] (figurative) A strong refuge; a defence.
9. [noun] (historical) A tall fashionable headdress.
10. [noun] (obsolete) High flight; elevation.
11. [noun] The sixteenth trump or Major Arcana card in many Tarot decks, deemed an ill omen.
12. [verb] (intransitive) To be very tall.
13. [verb] (intransitive) To be high or lofty; to soar.
14. [verb] (obsolete) (transitive) To soar into.
15. [noun] One who tows.
16. [adjective] Of or concerning the system of weights used by the Saxon and Norman English kings in their minting of coins.
17. [noun] A structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building.
18. [noun] Anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower; 'the test tube held a column of white powder'; 'a tower of dust rose above the horizon'; 'a thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite'.
19. [noun] A powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships.
20. [verb] Appear very large or occupy a commanding position; 'The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain'; 'Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall'.
