towers
/ˈtaʊɚz/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.02 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Example Sentences
- "And aren't we all looking forward to the Signals episode on architecture featuring — well wouldn't you know it? — James Stirling, Richard Rogers and Norman Foster[...] Well, no, we're not exactly pencilling it in our diary here at Punch Towers. We are frankly getting rather tired of hearing about Messrs F, R and S."
- "There is currently serious work taking place on his [sc. Michael O'Leary's] 10,000sq ft Victorian mansion on Dublin's very smart Raglan Road."
- "Harry had a flat in a small block in a pleasant tree-lined suburb about a mile from the hospital. ... He was waiting for her in his open doorway. 'Welcome to Harry Black Towers,' he said, bowing."
- "Guardian Towers is being evacuated following a fire alarm... we’ll be back as soon as possible"
- "Here at Smith Towers, we’ve been eating macadamia nuts since we stepped off the plane from Scotland"
Etymology
From towers.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈtaʊɚz/
- British English: /ˈtaʊ.əz/
Usage
Inflected Forms
Towerses (plural)
Tower (alternative)