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Another word for pillar

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Noun

  1. A column

    See also:

    post

    column

  2. A support

    See also:

    support

Idioms:

    from-pillar-to-post

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Sentence Examples

  • There was a strong crane-post, or pillar, around which the crane revolves.

  • She leaned her back against a pillar and looked up at him.

  • A railing ran round the capital of the pillar, and a ladder enabled his disciples to take him the necessaries of life.

  • This pillar was rediscovered under the following circumstances.

  • This quarter of the palace shows the double axe sign constantly repeated on its walls and pillars, and remains of miniature wall-paintings showing pillar shrines, in some cases with double axes stuck into the wooden columns.

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