plinths

noun

plural of plinth
as in feet

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  1. feet
  2. pedestals
  3. stands
  4. foundations
  5. platforms
Noun
  • Available in lengths from 1 to 10 feet, these make an easy solution for organizing and powering your space.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The initial proposal unveiled in June called for 1,800 square feet and a 37-foot height limit.
    — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of feet
Noun
  • A lot of them are tucked away in vitrines that serve as pedestals for dresses by some of the world’s most exclusive designers.
    — Jed Perl, The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026
  • In the temple's crumbling courtyard, little remains… mostly empty pedestals scattered among the Sralao trees.
    — Anderson Cooper, CBS News, 28 June 2026
Definition of pedestals
Noun
  • Put a Buck to Bed Don’t want to burn the first afternoon or two of deer season sitting in observation stands?
    — Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 6 Aug. 2026
  • In other words, the hedge-fund billionaire’s majority stake announced back in February stands.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of stands
Noun
  • As extreme weather becomes more common and disruptive, the effects can impair relationships, interrupt routines and communication, and damage gathering places and the foundations of community traditions.
    — Fiona Doherty, The Conversation, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Those engineering foundations ultimately determine whether more ambitious fusion experiments can be conducted reliably and safely.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of foundations
Noun
  • At least that’s what many educational AI platforms are touting.
    — Beth Collums, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The company expects partners to embed the technology into existing and future autonomous platforms.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of platforms
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