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spired

/spaɪəd/

/spaɪrd/

spiredadjective

/spaɪəd/

/spaɪrd/

Translations

шпилевидный

The spired cathedral dominated the skyline of the city.

Шпилевидный собор доминировал над горизонтом города.

Definitions

Having a spire or spires; tapering to a point like a spire.

The spired cathedral dominated the skyline of the ancient city.

Synonyms

spirenoun

Definitions

A tapering conical or pyramidal structure on the top of a building, typically a church tower.

The church's spire could be seen from miles away, standing tall against the skyline.

A slender, pointed formation, such as a rock or mountain peak.

The hikers were awed by the spire of rock that jutted out from the mountain range.

A slender shoot, stalk, or blade of grass or other plant (archaic, botany).

In spring the green spires of barley covered the hillside.

spireverb

spired

Past Simple

spired

Past Simple

spired

Past Participle

spiring

Gerund

/spaɪə/

/spaɪr/

Translations

вздыматься

The cathedral spires into the sky.

Собор вздымается в небо.

Additional translations

виться

Definitions

To rise or extend upward in a tapering or spiraling form.

The cathedral's towers spire into the sky, visible from miles away.

To furnish or top with a spire.

The restorers spired the chapel with a new copper roof.

Synonyms