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Turret

A little tower, frequently a merely ornamental structure at one of the angles of a larger structure.

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Platform 76% connected

A plat; a plan; a sketch; a model; a pattern. Used also figuratively.

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Tower 76% connected

A mass of building standing alone and insulated, usually higher than its diameter, but when of great size not always of that proportion.

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Castle 70% connected

A fortified residence, especially that of a prince or nobleman; a fortress.

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Tank 70% connected

A small Indian dry measure, averaging 240 grains in weight; also, a Bombay weight of 72 grains, for pearls.

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Altar noun · 86% connection

a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made

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Arcade noun · 86% connection

a structure composed of a series of arches supported by columns

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Arch noun · 86% connection

(architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it

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Area noun · 86% connection

a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants"

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Arena noun · 86% connection

a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments

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Balance noun · 86% connection

equality of distribution

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Balcony noun · 86% connection

a platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet

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Bascule noun · 86% connection

a structure or device in which one end is counterbalanced by the other (on the principle of the seesaw)

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Boarding noun · 86% connection

a structure of boards

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Body noun · 86% connection

the external structure of a vehicle; "the body of the car was badly rusted"

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Bowl noun · 86% connection

a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments

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Bridge noun · 86% connection

a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

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Building noun · 86% connection

a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corne…

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Catchment noun · 86% connection

a structure in which water is collected (especially a natural drainage area)

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Coil noun · 86% connection

a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope"

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Colonnade noun · 86% connection

a structure composed of a series of arches supported by columns

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Column noun · 86% connection

a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)

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Complex noun · 86% connection

a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures

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Acute-angled adjective · 78% connection

Having acute angles; as, an acute-angled triangle, a triangle with every one of its angles less than a right angle.

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Angular adjective · 78% connection

Relating to an angle or to angles; having an angle or angles; forming an angle or corner; sharp-cornered; pointed; as, an angular figu…

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Barbacan noun · 78% connection

a tower that is part of a defensive structure (such as a castle)

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Barbican noun · 78% connection

a tower that is part of a defensive structure (such as a castle)

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Base noun · 78% connection

lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower"

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Continent adjective · 78% connection

One of the grand divisions of land on the globe; the main land; specifically (Phys. Geog.), a large body of land differing from an isl…

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Converse noun · 78% connection

A proposition in which, after a conclusion from something supposed has been drawn, the order is inverted, making the conclusion the su…

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Decagon noun · 78% connection

A plane figure having ten sides and ten angles; any figure having ten angles. A regular decagon is one that has all its sides and angl…

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Donjon noun · 78% connection

The chief tower, also called the keep; a massive tower in ancient castles, forming the strongest part of the fortifications. See Illus…

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Filigree noun · 78% connection

Ornamental work, formerly with grains or breads, but now composed of fine wire and used chiefly in decorating gold and silver to which…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: little, tower, frequently, merely, ornamental.
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Foot noun · 78% connection

lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower"

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: little, tower, frequently, merely, ornamental.
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Foundation noun · 78% connection

lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower"

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: little, tower, frequently, merely, ornamental.
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Fret noun · 78% connection

An ornament consisting of smmall fillets or slats intersecting each other or bent at right angles, as in classical designs, or at obil…

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Fundament noun · 78% connection

lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower"

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