Pillarname

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  A surname.

pillarnoun/ˈpɪlə/

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  architectureA large post, often used as supporting architecture.

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  Something resembling such a structure.

  • a pillar of smoke
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  An essential part of something that provides support.

  • He's a pillar of the community.
  • In the Shanghai Communiqué of 1972, we recognized the fact that both Beijing and Taipei viewed Taiwan as part of China but unequivocally expressed our support for a peaceful settlement of the unification issue. While we should not alter the fundamental pillars of our policy, we should consider certain steps that will raise Taiwan's international standing.
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  CatholicismChristianityRoman-CatholicismA portable ornamental column, formerly carried before a cardinal, as emblematic of his support to the church.

  • two laye-men secular eache of theym holdynge a pillar In their hondes, steade of a mace
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  The centre of the volta, ring, or manege ground, around which a horse turns.

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  bodybuildinghobbieslifestyleThe body from the hips over the core to the shoulders.

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  geographygeologynatural-sciencesA vertical, often spire-shaped, natural rock formation.

pillarverb/ˈpɪlə/

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  To provide with pillars or added strength as if from pillars.

  • Insufficient penetration, or faulty distribution of the blast, may give rise to "pillaring" — that is, the formation of a pillar or column of cold material extending up through the middle of the hearth
  • We discovered this new class of compounds in our search for a means of generating porosity by pillaring layered double hydroxides