spire:1

noun
spire \ ˈspī(-ə)r \
before 12th century{ds||1||}
  • a slender tapering blade or stalk (as of grass)
  • the upper tapering part of something (such as a tree or antler) : pinnacle
  • a tapering roof or analogous pyramidal construction surmounting a tower

spire:2

verb
spire \
14th century
  • to rise like a spire

spire:3

noun
spire \
1545{ds||1|a|}
  • spiral
  • coil
  • the inner or upper part of a spiral gastropod shell consisting of all the whorls except the whorl in contact with the body

spire:4

verb
spire \
1591
  • to rise in or as if in a spiral
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