pillar /pilˈər/

1. A detached support, not necessarily cylindrical or of classical proportions (architecture)
2. A structure of similar form erected as a monument, ornament, object of worship, etc
3. A tall upright rock
4. A mass of coal or rock left in a mine to support the roof
5. Anything in the form of a column
6. A supporting post
7. The post supporting a bicycle saddle
8. (in a car) a vertical column of bodywork, eg the door pillar separating the front and rear doors
9. A cylinder holding the plates of a watch or clock in position
10. A pillarbox
11. Someone who, or anything that, sustains

pillˈarist noun

(also pillˈar-saint) an ascetic living on the top of a pillar, a stylite

pillar box noun

A short hollow pillar for posting letters in

pillˈar-box red noun

The traditional bright-red colour of British pillar boxes (also adjective)

pillˈar-root noun

A supporting root descending from a branch

from pillar to post

1. From one state of difficulty to another
2. Hither and thither

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