pillar
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(noun) a fundamental principle or practice; "science eroded the pillars of superstition" |
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Related Words: principle, rule |
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(noun) a prominent supporter; "he is a pillar of the community" |
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Synonyms: mainstay |
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Related Words: admirer, booster, champion, friend, protagonist, supporter |
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(noun) a tall cylindrical vertical upright |
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Synonyms: column |
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Related Words: atlas, caryatid, newel, pilaster, pile, piling, spile, stilt, support column, telamon, upright, vertical |
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(noun) a vertical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (as a monument or a column of air) |
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Synonyms: column |
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Related Words: construction, obelisk, structure, totem pole |
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(noun) anything tall and thin approximating the shape of a column or tower; "the test tube held a column of white powder"; "a tower of dust rose above the horizon"; "a thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite" |
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Synonyms: column, tower |
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Related Words: form, shape |
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