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pil·lar
 pillar
- pronunciation:
- pI
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 r
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a tall, often cylindrical shaft used to support a structure or to serve as a decoration or monument; column.
- synonyms:
- column
- similar words:
- atlas, caryatid, peristyle, pier, pilaster, pole, post, pylon, shaft, stanchion
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| definition 2: |
something that resembles such a shaft in shape or function.
a pillar of sand |
| definition 3: |
a prominent and important supporter or official, as in a government.
a pillar of society- synonyms:
- backbone, mainstay, rock
- similar words:
- foundation
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| related words: |
bulwark, buttress, father, monument, pile, tube |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
pillared, pillaring, pillars |
| definition: |
to furnish or support with or as if with a pillar or pillars.
- similar words:
- brace, buttress, prop, reinforce, shore, support, truss
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| derivations: |
pillared (adj.), pillarlike (adj.) |
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