English

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-aɪ�(r)|-aɪ�(r)

Noun
en-noun

#A slender stalk or blade in vegetation; as, a spire grass or of wheat.
#A tapering body that shoots up or out to a point in a conical or pyramidal form. Specifically (Arch.), the roof of a tower when of a pyramidal form and high in proportion to its width; also, the pyramidal or aspiring termination of a tower which can not be said to have a roof, such as that of Strasburg cathedral; the tapering part of a steeple, or the steeple itself.
#A tube or fuse for communicating fire to the chargen in blasting.
#The top, or uppermost point, of anything; the summit.

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trans-top|A slender stalk or blade in vegetation
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trans-top|A tapering body that shoots up or out to a point in a conical or pyramidal form
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trans-top|A tube or fuse for communicating fire to the chargen in blasting
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trans-top|The top, or uppermost point, of anything; the summit
Finnish: kärki, huippu
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Intransitive verb
to spire

#To breathe.

French

Pronunciation
w:IPA|IPA: /spi�/
w:SAMPA|SAMPA: /spiR/

Noun
spire f (plural spires)

#turn (of a spiral)

Italian

Noun
spira f

1. plural of|spira|lang=Italian

Norwegian

Etymology
From ON. spíra (stem, pipe; little tree)

Noun
no-noun-c|spir

1. sprout

Verb
no-verb-2|spir

1. to sprout

Category:no:Botany

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