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Rarespire
The correct spelling is spire.
How to pronounce spire
/spaɪə/
nounIPA: /spaɪə/
Say it like: Spi-re
The correct spelling is spire. The stalk or stem of a plant. For example: "The spire of the church rose high above the town."
Usage Examples
“The spire of the church rose high above the town.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The stalk or stem of a plant.
- 2.A young shoot of a plant; a spear.
- 3.Any of various tall grasses, rushes, or sedges, such as the marram, the reed canary-grass, etc.
- 4.A sharp or tapering point.
- 5.A tapering structure built on a roof or tower, especially as one of the central architectural features of a church or cathedral roof.
verb
- 1.(of a seed, plant etc.) to sprout, to send forth the early shoots of growth; to germinate.
- 2.To grow upwards rather than develop horizontally.
- 3.To furnish with a spire.
- 4.To breathe.
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