pillar

1. n. The general and popular term for a firm, upright, insulated support for a superstructure; a pier, column, or post; also, a column or shaft not supporting a superstructure, as one erected for a monument or an ornament. Source: opted

2. n. Figuratively, that which resembles such a pillar in appearance, character, or office; a supporter or mainstay; as, the Pillars of Hercules; a pillar of the state. Source: opted

3. n. A portable ornamental column, formerly carried before a cardinal, as emblematic of his support to the church. Source: opted

4. n. The center of the volta, ring, or manege ground, around which a horse turns. Source: opted

5. a. Having a support in the form of a pillar, instead of legs; as, a pillar drill. Source: opted

6. n. a fundamental principle or practice Source: wordnet

7. n. anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower Source: wordnet

8. n. a prominent supporter Source: wordnet

9. n. a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument) Source: wordnet

10. n. (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure Source: wordnet

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