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Word entry · 6 letters

pillar

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"Supporting column"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈpɪlə/Part of speech nounSorted aillprStarts with PEnds with R1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure

Word origin

From Middle English piler, from Old French pilier, from Medieval Latin or Vulgar Latin *pilāre (“a pillar”), from Latin pila (“a pillar, pier, mole”).

Used in a sentence

  • a pillar of smoke
  • He's a pillar of the community.
  • Star Trek is one of the pillars of modern entertainment.

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