English dictionary

Babel

/'b/eI/b/@/l/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

(Genesis 11:1-11) a tower built by Noah's descendants (probably in Babylon) who intended it to reach up to heaven; God foiled them by confusing their language so they could no longer understand one another

noun.artifact

Synonyms tower of babel

Source: WordNet 3.0
a confusion of voices and other sounds

noun.act

Source: WordNet 3.0
The city and tower in the land of Shinar, where the confusion of languages took place.

noun

Source: webster1913