pillar
pillar is a 6-letter English word with 10 senses as noun and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The general and popular term for a firm, upright, insulated support for a superstructure; a pier, column, or post; also, a column or shaft not supporting a superstructure, as one erected for a monument or an ornament. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 11 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. The general and popular term for a firm, upright, insulated support for a superstructure; a pier, column, or post; also, a column or shaft not supporting a superstructure, as one erected for a monument or an ornament.
- noun. Figuratively, that which resembles such a pillar in appearance, character, or office; a supporter or mainstay; as, the Pillars of Hercules; a pillar of the state.
- noun. A portable ornamental column, formerly carried before a cardinal, as emblematic of his support to the church.
- noun. The center of the volta, ring, or manege ground, around which a horse turns.
- adjective. Having a support in the form of a pillar, instead of legs; as, a pillar drill.
- noun. (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure
- noun. a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)
- noun. a fundamental principle or practice
"science eroded the pillars of superstition"
- noun. a prominent supporter
"he is a pillar of the community"
- noun. anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower
"the test tube held a column of white powder"
"a tower of dust rose above the horizon"
Synonyms
Common word forms
pillars, pillared, pillaring, pillarize
Words from these letters
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