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Pedestal
/ˈpɛdɪstəl/
The base or foot of a column, statue, vase, lamp.
📖 Definitions of "Pedestal"
noun
- 1
The base or foot of a column, statue, vase, lamp.
- 2
A place of reverence or honor.
"He has put his mother on a pedestal. You can't say a word against her."
- 3
A casting secured to the frame of a truck of a railcar and forming a jaw for holding a journal box.
- 4
A pillow block; a low housing.
verb
- 1
To set or support on (or as if on) a pedestal.
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