Another word for pillar

A column

• pedestal

  1. The foot or bottom support of a column or pillar
  2. (Steam heating) a pedestal coil, group of connected straight pipes arranged side by side and one above another, used in a radiator.
  3. (Bridge building) An iron socket, or support, for the foot of a brace at the end of a truss where it rests on a pier.

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  1. The foot or bottom support of a column or pillar
  2. (Steam heating) a pedestal coil, group of connected straight pipes arranged side by side and one above another, used in a radiator.
  3. (Bridge building) An iron socket, or support, for the foot of a brace at the end of a truss where it rests on a pier.

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• mast

  1. (Nautical) A tall vertical spar, sometimes sectioned, that rises from the keel or deck of a sailing vessel to support the sails and the standing and running rigging.
  2. Any vertical pole, as in a crane or derrick
  3. A captain's mast.

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  1. (Nautical) A tall vertical spar, sometimes sectioned, that rises from the keel or deck of a sailing vessel to support the sails and the standing and running rigging.
  2. Any vertical pole, as in a crane or derrick
  3. A captain's mast.

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• shaft

  1. (Architecture) A column or obelisk.
  2. The section of a hair projecting from the surface of the body.
  3. The stem or rib of a feather

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  1. (Architecture) A column or obelisk.
  2. The section of a hair projecting from the surface of the body.
  3. The stem or rib of a feather

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A support

• mainstay

  1. A stay, or line, extending forward from the mainmast, supporting it and holding it in position
  2. (Nautical) A strong rope that serves to steady and support the mainmast of a sailing vessel.
  3. A chief support.

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  1. A stay, or line, extending forward from the mainmast, supporting it and holding it in position
  2. (Nautical) A strong rope that serves to steady and support the mainmast of a sailing vessel.
  3. A chief support.

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• dependence

  1. Dependency
  2. The condition or fact of being dependent
  3. The condition of being dependent on a substance such as a drug or on a given behavior:

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  1. Dependency
  2. The condition or fact of being dependent
  3. The condition of being dependent on a substance such as a drug or on a given behavior:

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• guider

  1. One who guides.

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  1. One who guides.

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