Tower — English Dictionary

Proper noun

1. The Tower of London, especially seen as a place of imprisonment or punishment.

   Usage

   • UK usage
   • Countable
   • Uncountable
   • with 'the'

   Examples

   Traitors should be sent to the Tower!

2. A habitational surname.; Alternative form of Towers.

   Usage

   • Countable

3. A city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

Noun

1. Denoting the system of weights used by the Saxon and Norman English kings in their minting of coins.

   Usage

   • attributive
   • from its later association with the English mint at the Tower of London