A riverside fortress in London, used as a palace, a prison and now a museum housing the Crown Jewels.

A large tank of water, in an elevated position, acting as a local reservoir; water is pumped into the tank and fed by gravity to the consumers.

(idiomatic) To quit; to give up.

(UK, with 'the') The Tower of London, especially seen as a place of imprisonment or punishment. / (countable) A habitational surname.; Alternative form of Towers

(attributive, from its later association with the English mint at the Tower of London) Denoting the system of weights used by the Saxon and Norman English kings in their minting of coins.

(figuratively) A situation where the use of many different languages is a source of confusion.

(idiomatic) A sheltered, overly-academic existence or perspective, implying a disconnection or lack of awareness of reality or practical considerations.

Separated from reality and practical matters; overly academic.

(UK) Standard form of sanitary napkin: a pad of absorbant material used to absorb menstrual flow.

(slang, ethnic slur, religious slur) A member of the Muslims, Arabs, Sikhs, and other groups that traditionally wear headdress such as a turban and keffiyeh or headscarf.