Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "pedestal" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

art museum entryway library museum theater

Capable Of

hold plants for display hold sculpture

Derived Terms

pedestal coil pedestal computer pedestal drill pedestal fan pedestal server pedestal telephone pedestalization pedestalize place put on a pedestal set unpedestal

Context

architecture bridge building machining rail transport steam heating

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

position status support

Type Of (IsA)

status support support column

Part Of

column

Related Terms

base brace casting column frame housing jaw journal box lamp pier pillow block pipe radiator railcar socket statue truck truss vase

Synonym Network

base

Used For

bibles dictionaries display plant displaying rare book displaying revered object displaying sculpture displaying things displaying work of art elevating religious icon featuring object giving recognition going under pillars hold items in superior place holding up put statue on putting on display putting statues on putting things up higher recognizing specialness show off oscar r standing on standing on to make taller supporting bust of beethoven's head

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.