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  • 1 Towering

    adj.
    P. and V. ὑψηλός, V. ὑψίπυργος, ὀρθόκρανος, ὑψαύχην, ὑψιγέννητος; see High.
    In a towering passion: use adj., P. περιοργής.
    Towering to the stars: V. ἀστρογείτων.
    So that they left in flight the towering steep of the battlements: V. ὥστʼ ἐπάλξεων λιπεῖν ἐρίπνας φυγάδας (Eur., Phoen. 1167).

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Towering

  • 2 towering

    1) (very high: towering cliffs.) πανύψηλος
    2) ((of rage, fury etc) very violent or angry: He was in a towering rage.) έξαλλος

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  • 3 towering

    πανύψηλος

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  • 4 tower

    1. noun
    (a tall, narrow (part of a) building, especially (of) a castle: the Tower of London; a church-tower.) πύργος
    2. verb
    (to rise high: She is so small that he towers above her.) υψώνομαι, ορθώνομαι, δεσπόζω
    - tower-block

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  • 5 High

    adj.
    P. and V. ὑψηλός, V. ὑψιγέννητος, ὑψαύχην, ὀρθόκρανος.
    Towering, steep: V. αἰπύς. αἰπεινός; see steep.
    High and craggy: V. ὑψηλόκρημνος.
    Raised in the air: Ar. and P. μετέωρος, Ar. and V. μετάρσιος.
    High ground: P. and V. τὰ ἄκρα, P. τὰ μετέωρα.
    On high, adv.: P. and V. ἄνω, Ar. and P. ἐπάνω, V. ὑψοῦ, ἄρδην.
    From on high: P. and V. ἄνωθεν, V. ὑψόθεν (Plat. also but rare P.), ἐξύπερθε. P. ἐπάνωθεν.
    Ruling on high, adj.: Ar. ὑψιμέδων.

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > High

См. также в других словарях:

  • Towering — Tow er*ing, a. 1. Very high; elevated; rising aloft; as, a towering height. Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, extreme; violent; surpassing. [1913 Webster] A man agitated by a towering passion. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • towering — [tou′ər iŋ] adj. 1. that towers; very high or tall 2. very great, intense, violent, etc. [a towering rage] …   English World dictionary

  • towering — index prodigious (enormous), salient Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • towering — [adj] huge, excessive aerial, airy, colossal, elevated, extraordinary, extravagant, extreme, fantastic, gigantic, great, high, immoderate, imperial, imposing, impressive, inordinate, intense, lofty, magnificent, massive, mighty, monumental,… …   New thesaurus

  • towering — toweringly, adv. /tow euhr ing/, adj. 1. very high or tall; lofty: a towering oak. 2. surpassing others; very great: a towering figure in American poetry. 3. rising to an extreme degree of violence or intensity: a towering rage. 4. beyond the… …   Universalium

  • towering — [[t]ta͟ʊərɪŋ[/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n If you describe something such as a mountain or cliff as towering, you mean that it is very tall and therefore impressive. [LITERARY] ...towering cliffs of black granite which rise straight out of the sea. 2) ADJ:… …   English dictionary

  • towering — adjective Date: 1592 1. impressively high or great ; imposing < towering pines > 2. reaching a high point of intensity ; overwhelming < a towering rage > 3. going beyond proper bounds ; excessive …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • towering — tow|er|ing [ˈtauərıŋ] adj [only before noun] 1.) very tall ▪ great towering cliffs 2.) much better than other people of the same kind = ↑outstanding ▪ a towering genius of his time 3.) in a towering rage very angry …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • towering — tow|er|ing [ taurıŋ ] adjective 1. ) much taller than surrounding people or things: towering snow covered mountains 2. ) MAINLY JOURNALISM extremely impressive, important, or successful: Picasso is a towering figure in the history of 20th century …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • towering — adjective (only before noun) 1 very tall: great towering cliffs 2 much better than other people of the same kind; outstanding (1): a towering genius of his time 3 in a towering rage very angry …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • towering — UK [ˈtaʊərɪŋ] / US [ˈtaʊrɪŋ] adjective 1) much taller than surrounding people or things towering snow covered mountains 2) mainly journalism extremely impressive, important, or successful Picasso is a towering figure in the history of 20th… …   English dictionary

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