pillar
41pillar — 1. Remnant of bedrock joining the cave floor and ceiling. Not to be confused with a column, which is a calcite deposit. Pillars are common in phreatic caves, formed by complexly looping ground water flow, but may also be left as small oxbow… …
42pillar — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. column, pedestal, support, post, obelisk; mainstay. See stability. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A column] Syn. pedestal, mast, shaft; see column 1 , post 1 . 2. [A support] Syn. mainstay, Dependence,… …
43pillar — noun 1) stone pillars Syn: column, post, support, upright, baluster, pier, pile, pilaster, stanchion, prop, newel; obelisk, monolith 2) a pillar of the community Syn …
44pillar — n 1. column, upright support, caryatid, atlas, telamon; Archit. columna caelata, pilaster, colonnade, peristyle; post, shaft, pier, pole, pylon; standard, stalagmite, spine, cylinder; Naut. mast, spar. 2. chief supporter, mainstay, backbone,… …
45pillar — noun 1) stone pillars Syn: column, post, support, upright, pier, pile, prop, stanchion, obelisk 2) a pillar of the community Syn: stalwart, mainstay …
46pillar — [ˈpɪlə] noun [C] a thick strong upright post that supports part of a building • pillar of the community/nation/church someone who is important and respected in society or in an organization[/ex] …
47pillar — Kūkulu, kūkunu, kia, eho, oeoe, pou. ♦ Upper part of pillar, luna kia …
48Pillar of Shame — is the name for each scultpure in a series by Danish artist Jens Galschiot. Each sculpture is an 8 metre tall bronze, copper or concrete statue. Currently, five sculptures have been erected, in Rome, Hong Kong, Mexico, Brazil and… …
49Pillar of autumn — Le Pillar of Autumn est un croiseur du CSNU de classe Halcyon. Ce vaisseau joue un rôle essentiel dans le jeu vidéo Halo: Combat Evolved. Structure Avant la guerre contre les Covenants, le Pillar of Autumn (littéralement Pilier d Automne ) devait …
50Pillar saint — Pillar Pil lar, n. [OE. pilerF. pilier, LL. pilare, pilarium, pilarius, fr. L. pila a pillar. See {Pile} a heap.] 1. The general and popular term for a firm, upright, insulated support for a superstructure; a pier, column, or post; also, a column …
