pillar

Speech parts

1. pillar - Noun

2. pillar - Adjective

3. pillar - Verb

4. Pillar - Proper noun

Meaning

The general and popular term for a firm, upright, insulated support for a superstructure; a pier, column, or post; also, a column or shaft not supporting a superstructure, as one erected for a monument or an ornament.

Figuratively, that which resembles such a pillar in appearance, character, or office; a supporter or mainstay; as, the Pillars of Hercules; a pillar of the state.

A portable ornamental column, formerly carried before a cardinal, as emblematic of his support to the church.

The center of the volta, ring, or manege ground, around which a horse turns.

Having a support in the form of a pillar, instead of legs; as, a pillar drill.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

column tower mainstay foundation pier support post prop obelisk upright backbone buttress strut monolith supporter
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Antonyms

complex bar inhibit discourage deter counteract
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Hypernyms

form rule structure construction shape principle

Hyponyms

atlas hoodoo obelisk pile piling columella

Phrases with the word

from pillar to post from post to pillar pillar saint pillar stitch pillar of the state pillar hermit

Anagrams

Aprill

Examples

Women's natural role is to be a pillar of the family. Grace Kelly

In our country the lie has become not just a moral category but a pillar of the State. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Hope is the pillar that holds up the world. Hope is the dream of a waking man. Pliny the Elder

Hope is the pillar of the world. Kanuri Proverb

The pillar of the world is hope. Nigerian Proverb

Don't ask a dog to judge between a pillar and a tree. Darkovan Proverb

Close letter words and terms

Pillai pillaite pillaloo pillar box pillar candle pillar coral