EGAVE

steeple

About 0.61 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A tall tower, often on a church, normally topped with a spire.
  2. noun A spire.
  3. noun A high headdress of the 14th century.
  4. verb To form something into the shape of a steeple.
    He steepled his fingers as he considered the question.

Similar words

spire chasing jack tower church bell skyscraper supertower balloon megatower

Often followed by

of and was is hill in to on with

Word family

steepled steeples

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