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pillar
[pil-er]
noun
an upright shaft or structure, of stone, brick, or other material, relatively slender in proportion to its height, and of any shape in section, used as a building support, or standing alone, as for a monument.
Gothic pillars; a pillar to commemorate Columbus.
Synonyms: ,a natural formation resembling such a construction.
a pillar of rock; a pillar of smoke.
any upright, supporting part; post.
the pillar of a table.
a person who is a chief supporter of a society, state, institution, etc..
a pillar of the community.
a basis or support.
The government regards agriculture and trade as fundamental pillars for the future economy.
a core tenet, belief, or religious act, especially in Islam.
As the fifth pillar of Islam, every Muslim is obligated to make pilgrimage at least once in their lifetime as long as it is possible.
The Ten Commandments are considered to be pillars of both Judaism and Christianity.
Horology.any of several short parts for spacing and keeping in the proper relative positions two plates holding the bearings of a watch or clock movement.
Mining.an isolated mass of rock or ore in a mine, usually serving as a roof support in early operations and later removed, wholly or in part.
Nautical.mast.
verb (used with object)
to provide or support with pillars.
pillar
/ ˈɪə /
noun
an upright structure of stone, brick, metal, etc, that supports a superstructure or is used for ornamentation
something resembling this in shape or function
a pillar of stones
a pillar of smoke
a tall, slender, usually sheer rock column, forming a separate top
a prominent supporter
a pillar of the Church
from one place to another
verb
(tr) to support with or as if with pillars
Other 51Թ Forms
- pillared adjective
- pillarlike adjective
- unpillared adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of pillar1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of pillar1
Idioms and Phrases
from pillar to post,
aimlessly from place to place.
uneasily from one bad situation or predicament to another.
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
He added the number of parties involved could be "depressing for a shared owner; that feeling of being passed from pillar to post and being fobbed off at different parts of the process".
There are also cameras in the pillars throughout the house in addition to actual camera operators.
But since the lights went out more than a decade ago, its pillars have been left to gather rust.
Masked protesters hammering at concrete pillars outside of a downtown federal building.
A newly published study from data scientists at Michigan State University knocks one pillar out from under this claim.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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