tower

n

1. minaret, obelisk, pagoda, pyramid; steeple, spire, Archit. fleche, turret, Fr. tourelle; campanile, belltower, belfry; cupola, dome, onion dome; column, pillar, shaft; skyscraper, high rise.

2. citadel, fortress, bastille, fortification, acropolis, castle, stronghold, refuge; prison, dungeon, keep, fastness.

v

3. reach high, stand high; uprise, rear; mount, soar, ascend; surmount, overtop.

4.Usu. tower above

surpass, exceed, transcend, leave behind, leave in the dust; prevail over, take precedence over, supercede; excel, better, be head and shoulders above, be several cuts above; outstrip, outdo, outvie, outperform, outclass, outshine, Inf. run rings or circles around; cap, top, overtop; overshadow, throw or cast into the shade, eclipse, put to shame, Inf. show [s.o.] up.