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PEDESTAL

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A support or foundationplay

Example:

the base of the lamp

Synonyms:

base; pedestal; stand

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("pedestal" is a kind of...):

support (any device that bears the weight of another thing)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pedestal"):

brass monkey (a metal stand that formerly held cannon balls on sailing ships)

staddle (a base or platform on which hay or corn is stacked)

trivet (a stand with short feet used under a hot dish on a table)

trivet (a three-legged metal stand for supporting a cooking vessel in a hearth)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An architectural support or base (as for a column or statue)play

Synonyms:

footstall; pedestal; plinth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("pedestal" is a kind of...):

support (supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation)

Meronyms (parts of "pedestal"):

dado (the section of a pedestal between the base and the surbase)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pedestal"):

socle (a plain plinth that supports a wall)

Holonyms ("pedestal" is a part of...):

column; pillar ((architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A position of great esteem (and supposed superiority)play

Example:

they put him on a pedestal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("pedestal" is a kind of...):

position; status (the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society)

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