noun · Places & Buildings

spire

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The meaning (definition) of the word spire

a tall pointy top on a church or castle

The word spire used in a sentence

The tall spire on top of the church pointed up to the sky.

Words that mean the same as spire (synonyms)

peakpointsteeple

The plural of the word spire

spires

How the word spire is said around the world

Frenchflèche (flesh)
Spanishaguja (ahghookhah)
Mandarin尖塔 (jiān tǎ)
Hindiशिखर (shikuhr)
Arabicبرج (boorj)
Russianшпиль (shpil')
Portuguese (EU)torre (tawri)
Portuguese (BR)torre (tawkhew)
Japanese尖塔 (sentou)
GermanTurm (tuuuhm)
Urduسپائر (suhpyr)
Punjabiਮਿਨਾਰ (minahr)
Korean첨탑 (ceomtab)
Hebrewמִבנֶה חֲרוּטִי (meevnayh khahrooteey)
Greekκωδωνοστάσιο (kodonostasio)
Dutchspits (spits)
Tagalogtore (tawruh)
Vietnamesengọn tháp (ngawn tahurp)
Turkishkule (koole)
Persianمناره (mahnahray)
Polishiglica (eegleetsah)
Ukrainianшпиль (shpyl)
Bengaliচূড়া (choor)
Swedishspira (speerah)
Italianguglia (goolyah)

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