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- Dictionarypillar/ˈpɪlə/
noun
- 1. a tall vertical structure of stone, wood, or metal, used as a support for a building, or as an ornament or monument. Similar
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PILLAR definition: 1. a strong column made of stone, metal, or wood that supports part of a building: 2. a very…. Learn more.
1. a. : a firm upright support for a superstructure : post entry 1. b. : a usually ornamental column or shaft. especially : one standing alone for a monument. 2. a. : a supporting, integral, or upstanding member or part. a pillar of society. b. : a fundamental precept. the five pillars of Islam. 3.
Definition of pillar noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. (Architecture) an upright structure of stone, brick, metal, etc, that supports a superstructure or is used for ornamentation. 2. something resembling this in shape or function: a pillar of stones; a pillar of smoke. 3. (Mountaineering) a tall, slender, usually sheer rock column, forming a separate top.
1. A tall vertical structure of stone, brick, wood, metal… Expand. 2. An upright mass or column of air, water, sand, fire, etc. 3. In mythological contexts and poetic: any of a number of… Expand. 4. figurative. Expand. 5. Any vertical support, prop, or post, in a piece of… Expand. 6. Any of various supporting structures of the body likened to… 7.
Pillar definition: an upright shaft or structure, of stone, brick, or other material, relatively slender in proportion to its height, and of any shape in section, used as a building support, or standing alone, as for a monument.
an upright shaft or structure, of stone, brick, or other material, relatively slender in proportion to its height, and of any shape in section, used as a building support, or standing alone, as for a monument. Gothic pillars. a pillar to commemorate Columbus. 2.
Anything like a pillar in form or function, as a formation of ore left standing as a support in a mine. Webster's New World. One who occupies a central or responsible position. A pillar of the state.
PILLAR definition: 1. a tall structure made of stone, wood, etc that supports something above it: 2. someone or…. Learn more.
pil•lar (pil′ ər), n. Architecture an upright shaft or structure, of stone, brick, or other material, relatively slender in proportion to its height, and of any shape in section, used as a building support, or standing alone, as for a monument: Gothic pillars; a pillar to commemorate Columbus.
