Obelisks - English meaning

ˈɒb.əl.ɪsk

Obelisks – definitions in English dictionary

noun
A tapering stone pillar, typically having a square or rectangular cross section, set up as a monument or landmark.
Usage examples:
High above a hill in oakwood cemetery at troy, new york, stands a huge obelisk, a monument to the l…
Synonims:
Column Pillar Needle Shaft Monolith Monument Memorial
noun
Another term for obelus.

noun
A tall stone column with four sloping sides and a pointed top, made in honour of an important person or event

Obelisks translation into English

Obelisks: translate from English into Chinese

方尖碑

Obelisks: translate from English into Dutch

Obelisken

Obelisks: translate from English into French

Obélisques

Obelisks: translate from English into German

Obelisken

Obelisks: translate from English into Hindi

चतुष्कोणिक

Obelisks: translate from English into Italian

Obelischi

Obelisks: translate from English into Korean

오벨리스크

Obelisks: translate from English into Russian

Обелиски

Obelisks: translate from English into Spanish

Obeliscos

Word origin

mid 16th century: via Latin from Greek obeliskos, diminutive of obelos ‘pointed pillar’.

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Obelisks – similar words

obelisk

noun
A tapering stone pillar, typically having a square or rectangular cross section, set up as a monument or landmark.
Usage examples:
High above a hill in oakwood cemetery at troy, new york, stands a huge obelisk, a monument to the l…

noun
A tall stone column with four sloping sides and a pointed top, made in honour of an important person or event

Obelisk - all meanings in English

Obelisks synonims

column

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

Column - all meanings in English

memorial

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.

Memorial - all meanings in English

monolith

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

noun
A large block of stone standing by itself that was put up by people in ancient times
Usage examples:
He said that the national health service had become a vast bureaucratic monolith., the study docume…

Monolith - all meanings in English

monument

noun
A statue, building, or other structure erected to commemorate a notable person or event.
Usage examples:
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…

Monument - all meanings in English

needle

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

Needle - all meanings in English

pillar

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 …

noun
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.

Pillar - all meanings in English

shaft

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

Shaft - all meanings in English

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