| Main Entry: | pillar |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | column of building, or freestanding column |
Synonyms: |
colonnade, mast, obelisk, pedestal, pier, pilaster, piling, post, prop, shaft, stanchion, support, tower, upright |
| Main Entry: | pillar |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mainstay; source of strength |
Synonyms: |
backbone*, guider, leader, light*, rock*, sinew, supporter, tower of strength, upholder, worthy |
| Main Entry: | anchor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something used to hold another thing securely |
Synonyms: |
ballast, bower, comfort, defense, fastener, foothold, grapnel, grappling iron, grip, hold, hook, kedge, mainstay, mooring, mud hook, pillar, protection, safeguard, security, staff, stay, support |
| Main Entry: | beam |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | length of material used as support |
Synonyms: |
axle, bail, balk, bolster, boom, brace, cantilever, column, crossbar, crosspiece, girder, jamb, joist, lath, lintel, pile, piling, pillar, plank, pole, post, prop, rafter, reach, scaffolding, scantling, shaft, sill, spar, stanchion, stay, stringer, strip, strut, stud, timber, transverse, trestle, two-by-four |
| Notes: | ray is distinguished from beam in that it describes a smaller quantity of light (beam being a collection of parallel rays) |
| Main Entry: | cornerstone |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | vital element |
Synonyms: |
anchor, base, essential, foundation, key element, keystone, linchpin, main ingredient, mainspring, mainstay, pillar |
| Main Entry: | mainstay |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | chief support |
Synonyms: |
anchor, backbone, brace, bulwark, buttress, crutch, good right arm, linchpin, maintainer, pillar, prop, right-hand person, sinew, staff, standby, stay, strength, supporter, sustainer, upholder |
| Main Entry: | memorial |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | monument, testimonial in honor, praise |
Synonyms: |
cairn, ceremony, column, headstone, inscription, keepsake, mausoleum, memento, monolith, obelisk, pillar, plaque, record, relic, remembrance, reminder, shaft, slab, souvenir, statue, stele, tablet, token, tombstone, trophy |
| Main Entry: | monument |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | memorial, remembrance |
Synonyms: |
cairn, cenotaph, column, commemoration, erection, footstone, gravestone, headstone, ledger, magnum opus, marker, masterpiece, mausoleum, memento, monolith, obelisk, pile, pillar, record, reminder, shrine, slab, statue, stele, stone, tablet, testament, token, tomb, tombstone, tower, tribute, witness |
| Main Entry: | picket |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | post of structure |
Synonyms: |
pale, paling, palisade, panel, peg, pillar, rail, stake, stanchion, upright |
| Main Entry: | pier |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | support; place for boats |
Synonyms: |
berth, buttress, column, dam, dock, jetty, landing, levee, mole, pierage, pilaster, pile, piling, pillar, post, promenade, quay, slip, upright, wharf |