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What is another word for Spiry?

Pronunciation: [spˈa͡ɪ͡əɹɪ] (IPA)

Spiry is an adjective used to describe something that is pointed, tapering, or spiraled. Synonyms for this word can include sharp, pointed, conical, pyramidical, tapering, and helical. These words are often used to describe objects that have a pointed tip or shape, such as a needle or a cone. Spiry can also be used to describe a building or structure that has a spiraling or winding shape, such as a staircase or a tower. Overall, the synonyms for spiary convey a sense of sharpness, spiraling, and elegance that can be applied to a wide range of objects and structures.
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A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Spiry

Poor soil seems to be no drawback to the pines, for they appear to possess a native vitality found in no other tree, and push upward sturdily toward the light; their "Spiry summits pointing always heavenward."
"See America First"
Orville O. Hiestand
The Spiry aisles of Harrowby Abbey were discernible through the mist, and the towers of Somerset Castle, from their height and situation, were as distinctly seen as if he had been at their base.
"Thaddeus of Warsaw"
Jane Porter
No splendid towns or Spiry turrets rise, No lordly palaces-no tyrant kings Enact hard laws to crush fair freedom here; No gloomy jails to shut up wretched men; All, all are free!
"The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume I (of III)"
Philip Freneau

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