The meaning of Towering

verb

Go up or climb.

Usage examples:

She ascended the stairs

verb

To move up or climb something

Usage examples:

[ t ] they slowly ascended the steep path up the mountain., [ i ] a long flight of steps ascends (=…

abbreviation

Barn(s).

noun

The second letter of the alphabet.

Usage examples:

My grade on that first paper was a b

noun

A unit of area, 10−28 square metres, used especially in particle physics.

noun

A leader or ruler of a people or clan.

Usage examples:

The chief of the village

adjective

Most important.

Usage examples:

The chief reason for the spending cuts

adjective

Most important

Usage examples:

Their chief objection to the appointment was that she had no judicial experience., the chief econom…

adjective

Extremely large or great.

Usage examples:

A colossal amount of mail

adjective

Very successful, authoritative, and commanding great respect.

Usage examples:

A distinguished american educationist

verb

Recognize or treat (someone or something) as different.

Usage examples:

The child is perfectly capable of distinguishing reality from fantasy

adjective

(of a person or a body of work) respected and admired for excellence

Usage examples:

He had a long and distinguished career as a diplomat.

verb

Have power and influence over.

Usage examples:

The company dominates the market for operating system software

verb

Be in control

verb

To have control over a place or a person, or to be the most important person or thing

Usage examples:

[ t ] it was the story that dominated the headlines this week., [ t ] the rams dominated the footba…

adjective

Situated or placed higher than the surrounding area.

Usage examples:

This hotel has an elevated position above the village

verb

Raise or lift (something) to a higher position.

Usage examples:

The exercise will naturally elevate your chest and head

adjective

Raised

Usage examples:

The doctor said i was to keep my leg elevated., there is an elevated area at the back of the buildi…

adjective

(of a person) famous and respected within a particular sphere.

Usage examples:

One of the world's most eminent statisticians

adjective

Famous and important

Usage examples:

The commission consisted of fifteen eminent political figures., this shows eminent good sense.

adjective

Very large in size, quantity, or extent.

Usage examples:

Enormous sums of money

adjective

Extremely large or great

Usage examples:

He ate an enormous helping of pasta., the wealthy will get enormous tax cuts under the proposal.

adjective

Extremely good; outstanding.

Usage examples:

The lorry was in excellent condition

exclamation

Used to indicate approval or pleasure.

Usage examples:

‘what a lovely idea! excellent!’

adjective

Extremely good

Usage examples:

The car is in excellent condition., the school is known for its excellence.

adjective

Unusual; not typical.

Usage examples:

Late claims will only be accepted in exceptional circumstances

noun

An item in a company's accounts arising from its normal activity but much larger or smaller than usual.

Usage examples:

This drop in operating profit caused pre-tax profit before accounting for exceptionals to fall from…

adjective

Not like most others of the same type; unusual

Usage examples:

This is an exceptional contract, guaranteeing no layoffs., davis has done an exceptional job of rep…

adjective

Of very high quality; very good of its kind.

Usage examples:

This was a fine piece of film-making

noun

Very small particles found in mining, milling, etc.

Usage examples:

It raises dust, separating fines from aggregate.

adverb

In a satisfactory or pleasing manner; very well.

Usage examples:

‘and how's the job-hunting going?’ ‘oh, fine.’

adjective

Most prominent in rank, importance, or position.

Usage examples:

One of the foremost art collectors of his day

adverb

Before anything else in rank, importance, or position; in the first place.

Usage examples:

It was, foremost, the first unequivocal demonstration of the process

adjective

Best known or most important

Usage examples:

He was one of the foremost actors of his day.

noun

An imaginary or mythical being of human form but superhuman size.

Usage examples:

Along the north-west coast of britain, megalithic sites were commonly associated with mythical gian…

adjective

Of very great size or force; gigantic.

Usage examples:

Giant multinational corporations

noun

A person, either real or imaginary, who is extremely large and strong, or a very large or powerful organization

Usage examples:

He was a giant of a man, over six and a half feet tall., the merger makes them a giant in the publi…

adjective

Of very great size or extent; huge or enormous.

Usage examples:

A gigantic concrete tower

adjective

Extremely large

Usage examples:

A gigantic shopping center

adjective

Of an extent, amount, or intensity considerably above average.

Usage examples:

The article was of great interest

noun

An important or distinguished person.

Usage examples:

The beatles, bob dylan, all the greats

adverb

Another term for literae humaniores.

phrasal verb

If a threat or doubt hangs over a place or a situation, it exists

Usage examples:

Uncertainty again hangs over the project.

adjective

Of great vertical extent.

Usage examples:

The top of a high mountain

noun

A high point, level, or figure.

Usage examples:

Commodity prices were at a rare high

adverb

At or to a considerable or specified height.

Usage examples:

The sculpture stood about five feet high

adjective

Extremely large; enormous.

Usage examples:

A huge area

adjective

Extremely large or great, especially in scale or degree.

Usage examples:

The cost of restoration has been immense

adjective

Extremely large; great in size or degree

Usage examples:

He inherited an immense fortune., did you see that guy? he was immense!, country music is immensely…

adjective

Of great significance or value.

Usage examples:

Important habitats for wildlife

adjective

Of great value, meaning, or effect

Usage examples:

An important discovery, [ + that clause ] it’s important that you tell the doctor all your symptoms…

adjective

Grand and impressive in appearance.

Usage examples:

An imposing 17th-century manor house

verb

Force (an unwelcome decision or ruling) on someone.

Usage examples:

The decision was theirs and was not imposed on them by others

adjective

Noticeable because of large size, appearance, or importance

Usage examples:

An imposing mansion

adjective

Most important.

Usage examples:

A number of leading politicians

noun

Guidance or leadership, especially in a spiritual context.

Usage examples:

Things can be learned in many ways (spiritual leading is one way you pointed).

noun

The amount of blank space between lines of print.

Usage examples:

Most scrapbookers don't know what kerning or leading are and how to adjust them accordingly.

adjective

Of imposing height.

Usage examples:

The elegant square was shaded by lofty palms

adjective

High

Usage examples:

Lofty mountains, lofty sentiments

noun

An apparatus for making fabric by weaving yarn or thread.

Usage examples:

Tweed was traditionally hand-woven on a loom

verb

Appear as a vague or shadowy form, especially one that is large or threatening.

Usage examples:

Vehicles loomed out of the darkness

noun

Appear as a vague form, especially one that is large or threatening.

Usage examples:

Vehicles loomed out of the darkness

adjective

Important, serious, or significant.

Usage examples:

The use of drugs is a major problem

noun

A rank of officer in the army and the us air force, above captain and below lieutenant colonel.

Usage examples:

One e-mail avowed that too many majors and lieutenant colonels flounder in their first joint assign…

verb

Short for major suit.

Usage examples:

South was anxious to mention his four-card major and bid one spade

noun

A large extinct elephant of the pleistocene epoch, typically hairy with a sloping back and long curved tusks.

Usage examples:

Woolly mammoths, which are now extinct, lived from the pleistocene to the early holocene period fro…

adjective

Huge.

Usage examples:

A mammoth corporation

adjective

Extremely large

Usage examples:

Building the dam was a mammoth construction project.

adjective

Large and heavy or solid.

Usage examples:

A massive rampart of stone

noun

A group of young people from a particular area with a common interest in dance music.

Usage examples:

The bristol massive

adjective

Very large in size, amount, or degree

Usage examples:

A massive building, he took massive doses of vitamin c., she died of a massive heart attack.

adjective

Having the ugly or frightening appearance of a monster.

Usage examples:

Monstrous, bug-eyed fish

adjective

Very bad, esp. because too big

Usage examples:

After the flood she was faced with monstrous repair bills., monstrous deeds

adjective

Great in importance, extent, or size.

Usage examples:

It's been a monumental effort

adjective

Very big or very great

Usage examples:

Rebuilding the bridge proved to be a monumental job.

verb

Climb up (stairs, a hill, or other rising surface).

Usage examples:

He mounted the steps

noun

A backing or setting on which a photograph, gem, or work of art is set for display.

Usage examples:

A decorated photograph mount

noun

A mountain or hill (archaic except in place names).

Usage examples:

Mount etna

adjective

(of a region) having many mountains.

Usage examples:

In general, mountainous regions with their steep slopes and deep valleys are eroded fastest.

adjective

Having many mountains

Usage examples:

Mountainous terrain

adjective

(of a building) having several storeys.

Usage examples:

Australia's capital cities were transformed as the demolition of existing structures made way for m…

noun

A car park with several storeys.

Usage examples:

Among other criticisms the car park report stated: ‘the four multi-storeys are seriously lacking in…

adjective

A multistorey building has several floors

Usage examples:

A multistorey hotel, i left the car in the multistorey.

adjective

Exceptionally good.

Usage examples:

The team's outstanding performance

Of major significance or importance

verb

Hang or extend outwards over.

Usage examples:

A concrete path overhung by jacaranda trees

noun

A part of something that extends or hangs over something else.

Usage examples:

He crouched beneath an overhang of bushes

verb

(of something at a high level) to stick out farther than something at a lower level and therefore not to have any support from below, or to hang over

Usage examples:

The balcony overhangs the patio, creating a shady place to sit., the house has a deep overhang faci…

verb

Fail to notice.

Usage examples:

He seems to have overlooked one important fact

noun

A commanding position or view.

Usage examples:

The overlook to the townsite

verb

To have or give a view of something from above

Usage examples:

Our hotel room overlooked the harbor., his film was nominated for an oscar, but reiner himself was …

verb

Tower above and cast a shadow over.

Usage examples:

An enormous oak tree stood overshadowing the cottage

verb

To cause someone or something to seem less important or noticeable

Usage examples:

Karen has always been overshadowed by her older sister.

adjective

More important or better than others

Usage examples:

She is the pre-eminent authority in her subject.

adjective

Important; famous.

Usage examples:

She was a prominent member of the city council

noun

A stout drab-coloured moth with tufts on the forewings which stick up while at rest, the caterpillars of which typically have fleshy growths on the back.

adjective

Very noticeable, important, or famous

Usage examples:

She plays a prominent role in the organization., she has a prominent chin/nose., despite his promin…

noun

The back part of something, especially a building or vehicle.

Usage examples:

The kitchen door at the rear of the house

adjective

At the back.

Usage examples:

The car's rear window

verb

Bring up and care for (a child) until they are fully grown.

Usage examples:

Nigel was born and reared in bath

verb

Move from a lower position to a higher one; come or go up.

Usage examples:

The tiny aircraft rose from the ground

noun

An upward movement; an instance of rising.

Usage examples:

The bird has a display flight of steep flapping rises

verb

Move upward

adjective

At a very high level

Usage examples:

Our expectations of him were sky-high.

adjective

At a very high level or in very large amounts

Usage examples:

Investor confidence is sky-high., sky-high prices/rates/interest, rents have climbed sky-high.

verb

Fly or rise high in the air.

Usage examples:

The bird spread its wings and soared into the air

verb

To increase or go up quickly to a high level

Usage examples:

Temperatures/prices soared, my spirits soared when i heard the good news., planes soared overhead.,…

verb

To increase quickly in amount, number, value, or level

Usage examples:

Corn, soybean, and wheat prices all soared this year., the organic industry's sales are soaring., a…

adjective

Flying or rising high in the air.

Usage examples:

The coloured trails of soaring rockets

verb

Fly or rise high in the air.

Usage examples:

The bird spread its wings and soared into the air

adjective

Increasing quickly in amount, number, value, or level

Usage examples:

Soaring costs/prices/sales for most of the summer, consumers in america were insulated from the soa…

noun

A fixed luminous point in the night sky which is a large, remote incandescent body like the sun.

Usage examples:

This new heat supply causes the outer layers of the star to expand and cool, and the star becomes a…

verb

(of a film, play, or other show) have (someone) as a principal performer.

Usage examples:

A film starring liza minnelli

adjective

(of a slope, flight of stairs, or angle) rising or falling sharply; almost perpendicular.

Usage examples:

She pushed the bike up the steep hill

noun

A steep mountain slope.

Usage examples:

Hair-raising steeps

verb

Soak (food or tea) in water or other liquid so as to extract its flavour or to soften it.

Usage examples:

The chillies are steeped in olive oil

adjective

Relating to a star or stars.

Usage examples:

Stellar structure and evolution

adjective

Of a star or stars

Usage examples:

A stellar explosion, stellar light

adjective

Stellar people or activities are of an extremely high standard

Usage examples:

A stellar performance/player/team

adjective

Higher in rank, status, or quality.

Usage examples:

A superior officer

noun

A person superior to another in rank or status, especially a colleague in a higher position.

Usage examples:

Obeying their superiors' orders

adjective

Better than average, or better than others of the same type

Usage examples:

They were clearly the superior team., some people think acoustic recordings are superior to digital…

adjective

Highest in rank or authority.

Usage examples:

A unified force with a supreme commander

noun

A rich cream sauce.

Usage examples:

Chicken supreme

adjective

At the highest level

Usage examples:

The dictionary was called the supreme authority on all matters relating to the language., he was su…

adjective

Incomparable or outstanding.

Usage examples:

A picture of surpassing beauty

verb

Exceed; be greater than.

Usage examples:

Pre-war levels of production were surpassed in 1929

adjective

Extremely great

Usage examples:

A face of surpassing beauty

adjective

Of great or more than average height, especially (with reference to an object) relative to width.

Usage examples:

A tall, broad-shouldered man

adjective

Of more than average height

Usage examples:

She’s tall and slim., the sears tower is taller than the empire state building., four of her friend…

adjective

Used to describe an organization with many levels of jobs between top management and the workers at the bottom

Usage examples:

In a tall organizational structure, employees often lie at the bottom of a long chain of supervisor…

adjective

Of exceptional strength, size, or power.

Usage examples:

A series of titanic explosions

adjective

Of titanium with a valency of four; of titanium(iv).

Usage examples:

It has been permitted to form a joint venture for the manufacture of synthetic rutyl and titanic di…

proper noun

A british passenger liner, the largest ship in the world when she was built and supposedly unsinkable, that struck an iceberg in the north atlantic on her maiden voyage in april 1912 and sank with the loss of 1,490 lives.

noun

The highest or uppermost point, part, or surface of something.

Usage examples:

Doreen stood at the top of the stairs

adjective

Highest in position, rank, or degree.

Usage examples:

The top button of his shirt

verb

Exceed (an amount, level, or number); be more than.

Usage examples:

Losses are expected to top £100 m this year

adjective

Highest in physical position; highest.

Usage examples:

We watched a squirrel negotiate the topmost branches of a nearby tree

adjective

Highest

Usage examples:

We sat on the topmost step and waited.

adjective

Of very great extent or quantity; immense.

Usage examples:

A vast plain full of orchards

noun

An immense space.

Usage examples:

And up from the vast a murmuring passed as from a wood of pines.