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Search "pillar" in: pillarOne entry found. Entry Word: pillar Function: noun Meaning: 1 an upright shaft that supports an overhead structure <the ancient Greek temple boasted graceful marble pillars with richly ornamented tops> Synonyms column, pier, pilaster, post, stanchion Related Words caryatid, pedestal; buttress, flying buttress; needle, obelisk 2 something or someone to which one looks for support <my father has been my pillar throughout this crisis> — see dependence 2
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