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61tow|er|ing — «TOW uhr ihng», adjective. 1. very high; lofty: »a towering mountain peak. 2. very tall: »a towering basketball player. 3. Figurative. very great: »towering ambition. Making electricity from atomic power is a towering achievement. 4. Figurative.… …
62tow´er|like´ — tow|er «TOW uhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. a high structure. A tower may stand alone or form part of a church, castle, or other building. Some towers are forts or prisons, others are used for storing water, watching for fires, or controlling the… …
63Tow-head — n. 1. An urchin who has soft, whitish hair. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) The hooded merganser. [ Local, U. S. ] [1913 Webster] 3. A low alluvial island or shoal in a river. [Local, U. S.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …
64tow truck — tow trucks N COUNT A tow truck is a motor vehicle which is used to pull broken or damaged vehicles …
65tow boat — noun A tug • • • Main Entry: ↑tow …
66tow-iron — towˈ iron noun A toggle iron used in whaling • • • Main Entry: ↑tow …
67tow net — or towing net noun A dragnet for collecting specimens, objects of natural history, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑tow …
68tow-coloured — towˈ coloured adjective (of hair) very fair, flax coloured • • • Main Entry: ↑tow …
69tow-head — towˈ head noun A person with light coloured or tousled hair • • • Main Entry: ↑tow …
70tow-headed — towˈ headed adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑tow …