spire

noun

A top part or structure that tapers upward, such as a rock formation or steeple.

noun

A slender, tapering plant part.

intransitive verb

To furnish with a spire.

intransitive verb

To rise and taper steeply.

noun

A spiral.

noun

A single turn of a spiral; a whorl.

noun

The area farthest from the aperture and nearest the apex on a coiled gastropod shell.

To breathe.

A Middle English form of speer.