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  • 1pillar — [pil′ər] n. [ME piler < OFr < VL * pilare < L pila, column] 1. a long, slender, vertical structure used to support a superstructure; column 2. such a column standing alone as a monument 3. anything like a pillar in form or function, as a …

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  • 2column — [n1] line, procession cavalcade, company, file, list, platoon, queue, rank, row, string, train; concepts 432,727 column [n2] pillar brace, buttress, caryatid, colonnade, cylinder, mast, minaret, monolith, monument, obelisk, pedestal, peristyle,… …

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  • 3support — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Maintenance Nouns 1. (financial support) support, maintenance, upkeep, sustenance. See aid. 2. (foundation) ground, foundation, groundwork, substratum, base, basis; terra firma; purchase, grip, footing,… …

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  • 4Drill — For other uses, see Drill (disambiguation). Drill scheme A drill or drill motor is a tool fitted with a cutting tool attachment or driving tool attachment, usually a drill bit or driver bit, used for drilling holes in various materials or… …

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  • 5prop — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. support, brace, stay, pillar, underpin, shore, column, block, base; foundation; mainstay, assistant, helper, staff; fulcrum; truss; property. See drama, propulsion. v. t. support, uphold, brace,… …

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  • 6Karl Stern — Infobox Writer name = Karl Stern imagesize = caption = pseudonym = birthname = birthdate = birth date|1906|04|08|df=y birthplace = Cham, Germany deathdate = death date and age|1975|11|07|1906|04|08|df=y deathplace = Montreal occupation =… …

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  • 7Coral — For other uses, see Coral (disambiguation). Coral Pillar coral, Dendrogyra cylindricus Scientific classification Kingdom …

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  • 8Athanasius of Alexandria — Infobox Saint name=Saint Athanasius of Alexandria birth date=around 293 death date=death date|373|5|2|mf=y feast day=May 15 = 7 Pashons, 89 A.M. (Coptic) May 2 (Western Christianity) January 18 (Eastern Orthodox Church) venerated in=Oriental… …

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  • 9prop — 1. noun 1) the roof is held up by props Syn: pole, post, support, upright, brace, buttress, stay, strut, stanchion, shore, pier, pillar, pile, piling, bolster, truss, column 2) …

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  • 10support — [n1] something that holds up structure abutment, agency, back, backing, base, bed, bedding, block, brace, buttress, collar, column, cornerstone, device, flotation, foothold, footing, foundation, fulcrum, groundwork, guide, hold, lining, means,… …

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