Related / Similar Words:
column, mainstay, tower Definition: (architeture) a tall cylindrical vertical upright and used to support a structure;a vertical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (as a monument or a column of air);a fundamental principle or practice; "science eroded the pillars of superstition";a prominent supporter; "he is a pillar of the community";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";
Hyponyms: atlas, telamon, caryatid, newel, pilaster, pile, spile, piling, stilt, support column, obelisk, totem pole, pillar of Islam, columella, hoodoo Part Meronyms: temple Derivational Morphology:
loom, tower, predominate, hulk
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