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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 1( def 2 ).
verb (used with object)
- to provide or support with pillars.
pillar
/ ˈ±èɪ±ôÉ™ /
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 smoke
a pillar of stones
- a tall, slender, usually sheer rock column, forming a separate top
- a prominent supporter
a pillar of the Church
- from pillar to postfrom one place to another
verb
- tr to support with or as if with pillars
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
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- un·±è¾±±ô·±ô²¹°ù±ð»å adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of pillar1
˜yÐÄvlog 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
Everything about the decor is over the top — massive marble pillars, ornate ceilings and statues that make the space feel truly grand.
“One of the pillars of your initiative, as shown on CDC’s website, is prevention,†the letter said.
The assumption that "free markets" and "personal liberties" work together as "pillars" is mistaken.
At its base, it’s a harmonious blend of salt, fat and acid, three of the very elements that Samin Nosrat identifies as the pillars of great cooking.
He describes his nationalist AUR as a "patriotic party of conservative essence" whose pillars are "Faith, Nation, Family and Freedom."
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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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