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pillar

/'pɪlər/

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noun
anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower
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"a thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite"

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column tower

type of:
form shape
noun
a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)
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column

type of:
structure construction
noun
a prominent supporter
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"he is a pillar of the community"

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mainstay

type of:
champion admirer booster supporter friend protagonist
noun
(architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure
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column

type of:
vertical upright

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temple
noun
a fundamental principle or practice
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"science eroded the pillars of superstition"

type of:
principle rule

Examples of pillar

"a thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite"
"he is a pillar of the community"
"science eroded the pillars of superstition"