tower
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[ tou-er ]
/ ˈtaʊ ər /
noun
verb (used without object)
Idioms for tower
tower of strength,
a person who can be relied on for support, aid, or comfort, especially in times of difficulty.
Origin of tower
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before 900; (noun) Middle English
tour, earlier
tur, tor < Old French < Latin
turris < Greek
týrris, variant of
týrsis tower; Middle English
tor perhaps in some cases continuing Old English
torr < Latin
turris, as above; (v.) late Middle English
touren, derivative of the noun
OTHER WORDS FROM tower
tow·er·less, adjective tow·er·like, adjectiveWords nearby tower
British Dictionary definitions for tower of strength
tower
/ (ˈtaʊə) /
noun
a tall, usually square or circular structure, sometimes part of a larger building and usually built for a specific purpose
a church tower; a control tower
a place of defence or retreat
a mobile structure used in medieval warfare to attack a castle, etc
tower of strength
a person who gives support, comfort, etc
verb
(intr)
to be or rise like a tower; loom
Word Origin for tower
C12: from Old French
tur, from Latin
turris, from Greek
Idioms and Phrases with tower of strength (1 of 2)
tower of strength
A dependable person on whom one can lean in time of trouble, as in After Dad died Grandma was a tower of strength for the whole family. This expression, first recorded in 1549, originally was used most often to refer to God and heaven, but Shakespeare had it differently in Richard III (5:3): “Besides, the King's name is a tower of strength.”
Idioms and Phrases with tower of strength (2 of 2)
tower