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steeple
/ˈstiːpəl/
noun 3name 2verb 1
Collocations
3VERB + STEEPLE
crooked
STEEPLE + NOUN
belfry, cathedral
PREP.
in, in, with
Definitions
noun
1
A tall tower, often on a church, normally topped with a spire.
Above the session-room of the Council is the steeple, and in the steeple is the belfry, where exists, and has existed time out of mind, the pride and wonder of the village—the great clock of the borough of Vondervotteimittiss.
So, the woman and the child had gone by, and gone on, and five had sounded from the steeples.
2
A spire.
3
A high headdress of the 14th century.
verb
1
To form something into the shape of a steeple.
He steepled his fingers as he considered the question.
Mr. Ziegler is now angled forward with his elbows on his knees and his fingers steepled just under his nose.
name
1
A hamlet in Steeple with Tyneham parish, Dorset, England, previously in Purbeck district (OS grid ref SY9181).
2
A village and civil parish in Maldon district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL9303).
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (us
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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Above the session-room of the Council is the steeple, and in the steeple is the belfry, where exists, and has existed time out of mind, the pride and wonder of the village—the great clock of the borou
Wiktionary02
So, the woman and the child had gone by, and gone on, and five had sounded from the steeples.
Wiktionary03
He steepled his fingers as he considered the question.
Wiktionary04
Mr. Ziegler is now angled forward with his elbows on his knees and his fingers steepled just under his nose.
Wiktionary05
The church's steeple is beginning to crumble with age.
Tatoeba · #69521506
The steeple of the cathedral of Seville used to be a minaret.
Tatoeba · #707012Usage Notes
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