Pillar

noun

'pɪlər

Noun

anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower
“a thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite”
Similar:Column Tower
Type of:FormShape
a prominent supporter
“he is a pillar of the community”
Similar:Mainstay
Type of:ChampionAdmirerBooster
a fundamental principle or practice
“science eroded the pillars of superstition”
Type of:PrincipleRule
a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)
Similar:Column
Type of:StructureConstruction
(architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure
Similar:Column
Type of:VerticalUpright