tower

意味: タワー

例文:
　　 

定義: 直径より高い構造物, 独立して立っていることも、より大きな建物に付属していることもある

コロケーション:

towerは30,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。

Definitions(定義)

Noun: a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
Noun: anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower
Noun: a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
Verb: appear very large or occupy a commanding position

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Noun, Verb

Examples(例文)

Noun: the test tube held a column of white powder
Noun: a tower of dust rose above the horizon
Noun: a thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite
Verb: The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain
Verb: Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): column, hulk, loom, pillar, predominate, towboat, tower, tug, tugboat

Antonyms(反意語):

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): boat, rise, shape, structure

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): airdock, altar, amorphous shape, angular shape, arcade, arch, area, ark, balance, balcony, barge, bascule, boarding, body, bridge, building, building complex, bumboat, canal boat, catchment, circle, coil, colonnade, column, connection, corner, cross, deathtrap, defensive structure, distorted shape, door, entablature, erection, establishment, false bottom, ferry, figure, fireboat, flare, floor, fountain, gondola, guard boat, guide, gunboat, honeycomb, house of cards, housing, hull, jungle gym, junk, lamination, landing, line, longboat, lookout, loom, lugger, mackinaw, mailboat, masonry, memorial, motorboat, mound, natural shape, obstruction, partition, pilot boat, plane, platform, plume, police boat, porch, post and lintel, prefab, projection, public works, punt, river boat, round shape, sail, scow, sea boat, set-back, shelter, shoebox, signboard, small boat, solid, square, stadium, steamboat, superstructure, supporting structure, surfboat, tender, tower, transept, trestlework, triangle, tugboat, vaulting, ways, wellhead, wind tunnel

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): barbican, beacon, bell tower, church tower, clock tower, columella, control tower, high-rise, hoodoo, minaret, mooring tower, pylon, shot tower, silo, steeple, supporting tower, turret, watchtower

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: columnar, hulk, predomination, tow, tower, tug

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: general

Usage Category: common

Usage Context: descriptive

Grammatical Notes:
transitive verb
countable noun

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

Prefixes(接頭辞):

Suffixes(接尾辞): er

Exam Level

中学レベル

英検5級

Media Appearance(メディア登場例)

Books(洋書): Holes

Movies(映画): Frozen, The Bad Guys

Other Information(その他)

Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) No

Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) Yes

Emotion Categories: positive