pillar
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2.6
- noun
- /ˈpɪlər/
:
pilar
- The house is divided into foundation stones, which run horizontally, pillars, which run vertically, and the roof.
- supporting pillar
- arches and pillars
- stone pillar
Because like, honestly, these are just stone pillars that are buried in dirt.
- Because like, honestly, these are just stone pillars that are buried in dirt.
- It's like a table top, and that tabletop is supported by these pillars or legs under the table.
- And the banks in Bitcoin do not have big stone pillars.
- There are no written records that have been found, but there may be a form of hieroglyphs on these pillars that look like. I don't know if you can see this.
- You know, stop and what each pillar has five cupboards.
- And he helped me buy me first lot of pillars and I bought them, sold and bought.
Examples
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The house was three stories high with white pillars and a copper roof.
Fiction book (1990) -
I looked at the chipped pillar in the foreground and at the rubble of a wall.
Fiction book (1992) -
Do you see the pillar in front of you?
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It's the big white house with the pillars in front.
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But now rows of pillars extended to the north and south for a dozen miles.
Fiction book (1992) -
The pillars represent the states and territories that sent men and women to serve under the us flag during world war ii.
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To avoid contact with the ground, support pillars are generally mounted on concrete blocks.
Academic text (1991) -
Tommy conceals himself behind a pillar, across the courtyard, away from the guests.
Fiction book (1992) -
Look at that wallpaper and the wood panels and the pillars and the tiles.
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The ancient temple was supported by tall marble pillars that reached towards the sky.
Synonyms
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1.6
A tall upright pillar that supports a building or the body
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3.6
A strong upright support in a building or bridge that holds weight
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7.7
A tall four-sided stone pillar that gets narrower toward a pointed top and marks a place
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7.5
A large single upright block of stone that forms a pillar or monument
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9.9
A tall stone slab with writing or pictures used as a monument
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8.8
A vertical post that supports a railing or fence
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9.9
A tall stone with writing that honors a person or event from long ago
A pointed stone pillar that marks a place
Idioms
- Informal
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7.4
Get sent to many different places by other people without getting help
- Informal
Move quickly from place to place trying to solve many urgent problems
- Informal
A person who is moved from one person or office to another without getting help
Compounds
How Tall
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pillar comes from the old Latin word pila, which meant 'a post or support'. It named the tall stone column that holds up a building, so today a pillar is a tall, upright support or monument.