pillar
noun /ˈpɪlə(r)/
/ˈpɪlər/
Idioms - a large round stone, metal or wooden post that is used to support a bridge, the roof of a building, etc., especially when it is part of an attractive design
- Two white marble pillars stood on either side of the entrance.
Extra ExamplesTopics Buildingsc2- The roof is supported by eight massive stone pillars.
- He was hiding behind a pillar near the back of the church.
- My view of the stage was blocked by a pillar.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- giant
- huge
- massive
- …
- stand
- hold something up
- support something
- …
- behind a/the pillar
- pillar of
- a large round stone, metal or wooden post that is built to remind people of a famous person or event synonym columnOxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
- giant
- huge
- massive
- …
- stand
- hold something up
- support something
- …
- behind a/the pillar
- pillar of
- pillar of something a mass of something that is like a pillar in shape
- a pillar of smoke/rock
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- giant
- huge
- massive
- …
- stand
- hold something up
- support something
- …
- behind a/the pillar
- pillar of
- pillar of something a strong supporter of something; an important member of something
- He was a pillar of the Church.
- a pillar of society
- He was the local magistrate and a pillar of the community.
- pillar of something a person who has a lot of a particular quality
- She is a pillar of strength in a crisis.
- a basic part or feature of a system, organization, belief, etc.
- the central pillar of this theory
- Education and investment are the twin pillars on which a successful economy is built.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French piler, based on Latin pila ‘pillar’.
Idioms
be driven, pushed, etc. from pillar to post
- to be forced to go from one person or situation to another without achieving anything
- Morale is very low. People have just had enough of being thrown from pillar to post.