Definition of SpIRE. Meaning of SpIRE. Synonyms of SpIRE

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Definition of SpIRE

Spire
Spire Spire, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Spired; p. pr. & vb. n. Spiring.] To shoot forth, or up in, or as if in, a spire. --Emerson. It is not so apt to spire up as the other sorts, being more inclined to branch into arms. --Mortimer.
Spire
Spire Spire, n. [L. spira coil, twist; akin to Gr. ???: cf. F. spire.] 1. A spiral; a curl; a whorl; a twist. --Dryden. 2. (Geom.) The part of a spiral generated in one revolution of the straight line about the pole. See Spiral, n. Spire bearer. (Paleon.) Same as Spirifer.
Spire
Spire Spire, v. i. [L. spirare to breathe. See Spirit.] To breathe. [Obs.] --Shenstone.
Spire
Spire Spire, n. [OE. spire, spir, a blade of grass, a young shoot, AS. sp[=i]r; akin to G. spier a blade of grass, Dan. spire a sprout, sprig, Sw. spira a spar, Icel. sp[=i]ra.] 1. A slender stalk or blade in vegetation; as, a spire grass or of wheat. An oak cometh up a little spire. --Chaucer. 2. A tapering body that shoots up or out to a point in a conical or pyramidal form. Specifically (Arch.), the roof of a tower when of a pyramidal form and high in proportion to its width; also, the pyramidal or aspiring termination of a tower which can not be said to have a roof, such as that of Strasburg cathedral; the tapering part of a steeple, or the steeple itself. ``With glistering spires and pinnacles adorned.' --Milton. A spire of land that stand apart, Cleft from the main. --Tennyson. Tall spire from which the sound of cheerful bells Just undulates upon the listening ear. --Cowper. 3. (Mining) A tube or fuse for communicating fire to the chargen in blasting. 4. The top, or uppermost point, of anything; the summit. The spire and top of praises. --Shak.

Meaning of SpIRE from wikipedia

- A spire is a tall, slender, pointed structure on top of a roof of a building or tower, especially at the summit of church steeples. A spire may have a...
- Slay the Spire is a 2019 roguelike deck-building game developed by the American indie studio Mega Crit and published by Humble Bundle. The game was released...
- The Spire of Notre-Dame de Paris is located above the cross-section of the cathedral's transept. Notre-Dame de Paris has had three timber spires made of...
- ten-year loan. SpIRE was set up in 2016 SpIRE to raise awareness of spirituality as an applied academic discipline. Starting in August 2016, SpIRE in conjunction...
- Look up spire in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A spire is a tapering conical or pyramidal structure on the top of a building. Spire may also refer to:...
- The Spire of Dublin, alternatively titled the Millennium Spire or the Monument of Light (Irish: An Túr Solais), is a large, stainless steel, pin-like monument...
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- cigarette or an electrical short circuit, destro**** the cathedral's wooden spire (flèche) and most of the wooden roof and severely damaged the cathedral's...
- Spire Motorsports is an American professional stock car racing team competing in the NASCAR Cup Series, the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, the ARCA Menards...
- half a mile) and a roof height (excluding antenna, but including a 242.6m spire) of 828m (2,717ft), it is the world's tallest structure. It has also held...