pillar, n.
(pillars)
freq. cnt. 1
(pillars)
freq. cnt. 1
a fundamental principle or practice
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
pillar
sample sentences
"science eroded the pillars of superstition"
(architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
column pillar
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domain of synset (topic)
a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
column pillar
a prominent supporter
<noun.person>
mainstay pillar
sample sentences
"he is a pillar of the community"
semantic pointers
hypernym
anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower
<noun.shape> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 1
column pillar tower
sample sentences
"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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