Pillar

/ˈpɪlə/

Synonyms for "pillar" (187 found)

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Noun(7 words)

column mainstay backbone backbones basis columns cornerstones

antenna towerarcade arch atlas backbone baluster balustrade banister barbican barrel barrow base bedrock belfrybell towerboleboundary stonebrass bust cairn

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campanile caryatid cask cenotaph champion colonnade colonnette colossus column cromlech

Adjective(1 words)

computational concept

Strong matches (56)

cross cup cupola cyclolith cylinder cylindroid dado defender derrick die dolmen dome drumfire towerfootstalk footstone foundation grave gravestone headstone

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hoarstone inscription jack lantern leader lighthouse mainstay marker martellomartello towermast mausoleum megalith memento memorialmemorial archmemorial columnmemorial statuememorial stonemenhir minaret monolith monument mound necrology newel-post obelisk obituaryobservation tower

Noun(7 words)

foundation hoodoos kingpin linchpin mainstays newel obelisks

Related words (93)

pagoda patron patroness pedestal pedicel peduncle peristyle pier pilaster pile piling pinnacle pipe plaque plinth pole portico post prize prop

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protector protectress pylon pyramid queen-post reinforce reliquary remembrance ribbon rock roll rollerrostral columnrouleau safekeeper shaft shrine sinew sinews skyscraper socle spire staff stake stalk stanchion stand standard standpipe steeple stela stem stone stupa subbase support supporter surbase tablet telamontelevision masttestimonial tomb tombstone tope tour towertower of strengthtrophy trunk tube turret upholder uprightwater towerwindmill towerworthy

Noun(15 words)

pier piers post sile stakes stalwart stalwarts stanchions standoffs staple supporter supports tower uprightsweathers the storm

Verb(1 words)

provide support

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More general

19 entries

admirer booster champion concept construction form foundation friend person principle protagonistrole modelrule shape structure support

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More specific

6 entries

advocate basis column cornerstone mentor pier

Collocations

6 entries

central pillarfoundation pillarmain pillarpillar of strengthpillar of supportpillar of the community

Inflections

1 entries

pillars

Derivations

2 entries

pillared pillarlike

Sample sentences

19 total sentences available.

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A large pillar obstructs the view of the lake.

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The pillar tilted to the right and fell.

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He leaned against the pillar and gazed at the Statue of Liberty.

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The pastor of the local Lutheran Church is considered a pillar of the community.

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