pedestal
[ ped-uh-stl ]
/ ˈpɛd ə stl /
noun
an architectural support for a column, statue, vase, or the like.
a supporting structure or piece; base.
Furniture.
- a support for a desk, consisting of a boxlike frame containing drawers one above the other.
- a columnar support for a tabletop.
Building Trades. a bulge cast at the bottom of a concrete pile.
verb (used with object), ped·es·taled, ped·es·tal·ing or (especially British) ped·es·talled, ped·es·tal·ling.
to put on or supply with a pedestal.
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Idioms for pedestal
set / put on a pedestal, to glorify; idealize: When we first became engaged each of us set the other on a pedestal.
Origin of pedestal
OTHER WORDS FROM pedestal
un·ped·es·tal, verb (used with object), un·ped·es·taled, un·ped·es·tal·ing or (especially British) un·ped·es·talled, un·ped·es·tal·ling.Words nearby pedestal
pederast, pederasty, Pedernales, pedes, pedesis, pedestal, pedestal table, pedestrian, pedestrian crossing, pedestrianism, pedestrianize
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British Dictionary definitions for pedestal
pedestal
/ (ˈpɛdɪstəl) /
noun
a base that supports a column, statue, etc, as used in classical architecture
a position of eminence or supposed superiority (esp in the phrases place, put, or set on a pedestal)
- either of a pair of sets of drawers used as supports for a writing surface
- (as modifier)a pedestal desk
Word Origin for pedestal
C16: from French piédestal, from Old Italian piedestallo, from pie foot + di of + stallo a stall
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Idioms and Phrases with pedestal
pedestal
see on a pedestal.
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