Obelisk - English meaning

noun

An upright pillar, typically cylindrical, supporting an arch, entablature, or other structure or standing alone as a monument.

Usage examples:

A wide entrance portico of eight ionic columns

noun

A tall, vertical post used as a support for the roof of a building or for decoration

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A column of soldiers, a column of smoke, the article filled two columns., a column on sports, a col…

noun

A vertical block of printed text on a page of a newspaper or magazine

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The article appears in the second column on page two., she continued to write her column until shor…

noun

A statue or structure established to remind people of a person or event.

Usage examples:

A memorial to general robert e. lee

noun

An object made in order to honor a person or event

Usage examples:

The statue is a memorial to those who died in the war.

noun

A large single upright block of stone, especially one shaped into or serving as a pillar or monument.

Usage examples:

We passed stonehenge, the strange stone monoliths silhouetted against the horizon

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A large block of stone standing by itself that was put up by people in ancient times

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He said that the national health service had become a vast bureaucratic monolith., the study docume…

noun

A statue, building, or other structure erected to commemorate a notable person or event.

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A simple stone monument marked the nearby crash site

noun

An object, esp. large and made of stone, built to remember and show respect for a person or group of people, or a special place made for this purpose

Usage examples:

While in washington, d.c., we visited a number of historical monuments., fig. the annual arts festi…

noun

A very fine slender piece of polished metal with a point at one end and a hole or eye for thread at the other, used in sewing.

Usage examples:

A darning needle

verb

Prick or pierce with or as if with a needle.

Usage examples:

Dust needled his eyes

verb

A sharp pointed implement

noun

A tall vertical structure of stone, wood, or metal, used as a support for a building, or as an ornament or monument.

Usage examples:

Every bungalow is supported on stone pillars, which permits us to maintain the natural terrain and …

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A strong vertical column made of stone, metal, or wood that supports part of a building or stands alone for decoration

Usage examples:

He’s a pillar of the dallas business community.

noun

A long, narrow part or section forming the handle of a tool or club, the body of a spear or arrow, or similar.

Usage examples:

The shaft of a golf club

verb

(of light) shine in beams.

Usage examples:

Brilliant sunshine shafted through the skylight