pilaster
pilaster is a 8-letter English word with 2 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: An upright architectural member right-angled in plan, constructionally a pier (See Pier, 1 (b)), but architecturally corresponding to a column, having capital, shaft, and base to agree with those of the columns of the same order. In most cases the projection from the wall is one third of its width, or less. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- noun. An upright architectural member right-angled in plan, constructionally a pier (See Pier, 1 (b)), but architecturally corresponding to a column, having capital, shaft, and base to agree with those of the columns of the same order. In most cases the projection from the wall is one third of its width, or less.
- noun. a rectangular column that usually projects about a third of its width from the wall to which it is attached
Anagrams
Other playable words that use exactly the letters in pilaster:
epistlar, plaister, plaiters, priestal
Common word forms
pilasters, pilastered, pilastering
Words from these letters
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