pillar : Idioms & Phrases
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Bundle pillar
(Arch.) , a column or pier, with others of small dimensions attached to it. Weale.
Webster 1913
Earth pillars ∨ pyramids
(Geol.) , high pillars or pyramids of earth, sometimes capped with a single stone, found in Switzerland. Lyell.
Webster 1913
From pillar to post
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adverb from one place or situation to another
hither and thither.
- we were driven from pillar to post
WordNet
- hither and thither; to and fro; from one place or predicament to another; backward and forward. Colloq.
Webster 1913
pillar box
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noun a red pillar-shaped letter box
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pillar of islam
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noun (Islam) one of the five religious obligations accepted by all Muslims
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pillar of strength
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noun a person who can be relied on to give a great deal of support and comfort
tower of strength.
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Pillar saint
- . See
Stylite .
Webster 1913
pillar-block
Pil"lar-block` noun
Definitions
See under Pillow .
Webster 1913
pillar-shaped
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adjective satellite shaped like a cylindrical pillar
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pillars of hercules
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noun the two promontories at the eastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar; according to legend they were formed by Hercules
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Pillars of the fauces
- . See
Fauces , 1.
Webster 1913
Sand pillar
- a sand storm which takes the form of a whirling pillar in its progress in desert tracts like those of the Sahara and Mongolia.
Webster 1913
water pillar
Wa"ter pil"lar
Definitions
A waterspout. Obs.
