Towers

See also: towers

English

Alternative forms

• Tower

Etymology

From towers.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aʊə(ɹ)z

Proper noun

Towers (plural Towers or Towerses)

1. A habitational surname.
2. (humorous) [after a name, typically that of the speaker/writer or publication] the putative palatial address of the named person or corporate entity
   • 1989 September 22, Janet Abrams, “Confused Signals”, in Punch, page 42:

     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.

   • 2011 October 16, Barry Egan, “Is that a new wing at O'Leary Towers?”, in Sunday Independent‎^[1], Dublin:

     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.

   • 2015 March 9, Gill Sanderson, “Chapter Four”, in Emergency: Bachelor Doctor‎^[2], Accent Press, →ISBN:

     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.

   • 2016 August 25, Angela Monaghan, “Surprise rise in retail sales as consumers shrug off Brexit fears - as it happened”, in theguardian.com:

     Guardian Towers is being evacuated following a fire alarm... we’ll be back as soon as possible

   • 2023 August 18, Seana Smith, “MAKING MACADAMIA NUT BUTTER AT HOME – HOW AND WHY”, in Hello Sydney Kids‎^[3], Sydney, Australia:

     Here at Smith Towers, we’ve been eating macadamia nuts since we stepped off the plane from Scotland

Translations

equivalent surnames

• French: Tours (fr), Latour (fr), la Tour, La Tour (fr), Delatour, de Latour, De Latour, de la Tour, de La Tour (fr), De La Tour
• Portuguese: Torres (pt)
• Spanish: Torres (es)

Proper noun

Towers

1. plural of Tower

Anagrams

• Sowter, Towser, Trowse, rowest, sowter, stower, towres, trowse, twoers, worest