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“tower”

22 fragments across 12 traditions carry this sense. They split 13 to 9 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 6 different families, from fantasy races outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. No single tradition hoards it: the deepest, Dragonborn, has 3.

Dragonborn


Fantasy races

Tul initial · Thurn initial · tor final

  • Tulthok

    Tul tower + thok stubborn

    tower stubborn

  • Tulpak

    Tul tower + pak armoured

    tower armoured

  • Tulgesh

    Tul tower + gesh wary

    tower wary

  • Thurnruk

    Thurn tower + ruk rough

    tower rough

  • Thurnneth

    Thurn tower + neth quiet

    tower quiet

  • Thurnkash

    Thurn tower + kash harsh

    tower harsh

  • Rorthtor

    Rorth roar + tor tower

    roar tower

  • Nothtor

    Noth night + tor tower

    night tower

  • Morthtor

    Morth dread + tor tower

    dread tower

Elf


Fantasy races

dorn final · Min initial · tar final

  • Lirdorn

    Lir voice + dorn tower

    voice tower

  • Baeldorn

    Bael brave + dorn tower

    brave tower

  • Eludorn

    Elu twilight + dorn tower

    twilight tower

  • Minyth

    Min tower + yth depth

    tower depth

  • Minfal

    Min tower + fal cliff

    tower cliff

  • Minlad

    Min tower + lad path

    tower path

  • Dortar

    Dor land + tar tower

    land tower

  • Yltar

    Yl faint + tar tower

    faint tower

  • Glintar

    Glin gleam + tar tower

    gleam tower

Vampire


Creatures

Turn initial · turm final · Magda initial

  • Turnrich

    Turn tower + rich ruler

    tower-ruler

  • Turnkeller

    Turn tower + keller cellar

    tower-cellar

  • Turnzahn

    Turn tower + zahn tooth

    tower-tooth

  • Dragturm

    Drag precious + turm tower

    precious-tower

  • Turnturm

    Turn tower + turm tower

    tower-tower

  • Dobroturm

    Dobro good + turm tower

    good-tower

  • Magdalada

    Magda tower + lada harmony

    tower-harmony

  • Magdalinde

    Magda tower + linde linden

    tower-linden

  • Magdathala

    Magda tower + thala dale

    tower-dale

Wizard


People

Tor initial · Tora initial · Tower initial

  • Torvex

    Tor tower + vex turning

    tower turning

  • Torban

    Tor tower + ban ward

    tower ward

  • Toron

    Tor tower + on great

    tower great

  • Toraira

    Tora tower + ira song

    tower song

  • Toralin

    Tora tower + lin thread

    tower thread

  • Torabrith

    Tora tower + brith bright

    tower bright

  • Towerwarden

    Tower tower + warden warden

    tower warden

  • Towermaster

    Tower tower + master master

    tower master

  • Towerwright

    Tower tower + wright maker

    tower maker

Dwarf


Fantasy races

Torg initial · torn final

  • Torgur

    Torg tower + ur ancient

    tower ancient

  • Torgkeld

    Torg tower + keld wellspring

    tower wellspring

  • Torgden

    Torg tower + den den

    tower den

  • Drangtorn

    Drang toil + torn tower

    toil tower

  • Gardtorn

    Gard yard + torn tower

    yard tower

  • Bruntorn

    Brun brown + torn tower

    brown tower

God


Creatures

tor final · tora final

  • Voltor

    Vol will + tor tower

    will of the tower

  • Agtor

    Ag oldest + tor tower

    oldest of the tower

  • Daegtor

    Daeg day + tor tower

    day of the tower

  • Aeltora

    Ael radiance + tora tower

    radiance of the tower

  • Celtora

    Cel sky + tora tower

    sky of the tower

  • Martora

    Mar sea + tora tower

    sea of the tower

Bard


Tabletop

torre final

  • Voltatorre

    Volta turn + torre tower

    turn tower

  • Lietotorre

    Lieto glad + torre tower

    glad tower

  • Mezzotorre

    Mezzo middle + torre tower

    middle tower

Dragon


Creatures

Torvyn initial

  • Torvynylith

    Torvyn tower + ylith ice

    tower ice

  • Torvynrakoth

    Torvyn tower + rakoth ruin

    tower ruin

  • Torvyndrakor

    Torvyn tower + drakor terror

    tower terror

French


Real world

Tour initial

  • Tourmaison

    Tour tower + maison house

    tower house

  • Tourchamp

    Tour tower + champ field

    tower field

  • Tourcomte

    Tour tower + comte count

    tower count

Kingdom


Objects

spire final

  • Aldaspire

    Alda old + spire tower

    old tower

  • Korspire

    Kor crown + spire tower

    crown tower

  • Gilspire

    Gil gilded + spire tower

    gilded tower

Knight


People

Tour initial

  • Tourpont

    Tour tower + pont bridge

    tower bridge

  • Tourlieu

    Tour tower + lieu place

    tower place

  • Tourroche

    Tour tower + roche rock

    tower rock

Welsh


Real world

Twr initial

  • Twrgastell

    Twr tower + gastell castle

    tower castle

  • Twrfyw

    Twr tower + fyw alive

    tower alive

  • Twrwalch

    Twr tower + walch falcon

    tower falcon

Senses that travel together

See also

Each of these shares at least two traditions with “tower”. Senses that keep turning up in the same sets usually belong to one semantic field — the small vocabulary a naming tradition returns to again and again.

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