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spire

Noun

∙ The stalk or stem of a plant. [from 10th c.] now rare
∙ A young shoot of a plant; a spear. [from 14th c.]
∙ A sharp or tapering point. [from 16th c.]
∙ A tapering structure built on a roof or tower, especially as one of the central architectural features of a church or cathedral roof. [from 16th c.]
∙ The top, or uppermost point, of anything; the summit. [from 17th c.]
∙ A tube or fuse for communicating fire to the charge in blasting. mining

Verb

∙ Of a seed, plant etc.: to sprout, to send forth the early shoots of growth; to germinate. [from 14th c.]
∙ To grow upwards rather than develop horizontally. [from 14th c.]

Verb

∙ To breathe. [14th-16th c.] intransitive, obsolete

Noun

∙ One of the sinuous foldings of a serpent or other reptile; a coil. [from 16th c.]
∙ A spiral. [from 17th c.]
∙ The part of a spiral generated in one revolution of the straight line about the pole. geometry