pillar
A large post, often used as supporting architecture.
Other meanings
Something resembling such a structure.
“a pillar of smoke”
An essential part of something that provides support.
“He's a pillar of the community.”
Synonyms
- column
Related words
- bepillared
- depillar
- hydropillar
- interpillar
- intrapillar
- micropillar
- nanopillar
- pilaster
- pillaret
- pillarisation
- pillarist
- pillarize
Word history
From Latin "pila" (a pillar, pier, mole).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “pillar” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.