💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Pilaster"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| piernoun | A raised platform built from the shore out over water, supported on piles; used to secure, or provide access to shipping; a jetty. |
| antanoun | (architecture) A kind of pier that terminates the walls of the naos, a kind of post or pillar on either side of a doorway or entrance of a Greek temple. |
| pilastrenoun | Obsolete form of pilaster. [(decorative architecture) A rectangular column that projects partially from the wall to which it is attached; it gives the appearance of a support, but is only for decoration.] |
| pilastradenoun | (architecture) A row of pilasters. |
| lisenanoun | (architecture) A pilaster with very slight projections. |
| postamentnoun | pedestal, particularly of a pillar or pilaster |
| interpilasternoun | (architecture) The interval or space between two pilasters |
| plinthnoun | A block or slab upon which a column, pedestal, statue or other structure is based. |
| prostylenoun | A building having pillars only along the front side |
| pteronnoun | (architecture) A peristyle raised on a podium, differing from an ordinary peristyle raised only on a stylobate. |
| emplastronnoun | (medicine, archaic) A plaster. |
| peripterynoun | (architecture) A building surrounded by a wing or row of columns. |
| emplasternoun | (obsolete, medicine) A plaster. |
| plynthnoun | Archaic spelling of plinth. [A block or slab upon which a column, pedestal, statue or other structure is based.] |
| pergolonoun | Dated form of pergola (“passageway of columns”). [A framework in the form of a passageway of columns that supports a trelliswork roof; used to support and train climbing plants.] |
| piedstallnoun | Obsolete form of pedestal. [(architecture) The base or foot of a column, statue, vase, lamp.] |
| peristasisnoun | (countable, architecture) A four-sided porch or hall of columns surrounding the cella in an Ancient Greek peripteros temple. |
| propylonnoun | (architecture, historical) Alternative spelling of propylaeum. [(historical, especially Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome) A vestibule or entrance, (especially) to a temple.] |
| peristylenoun | A colonnade surrounding a courtyard, temple, etc., or the yard enclosed by such columns. |
| lysisnoun | (biochemistry) The breakdown of molecules into constituent molecules. |
⚡ Words Strongly Associated with "Pilaster"
These words statistically appear in the same text as "pilaster" (Google Books Ngrams).
🎨 Adjectives for "Pilaster"
Popular adjectives used to describe this word in books.
🏷️ Nouns for "Pilaster"
Common nouns this word is used to describe.
📝 Common Phrases with "Pilaster"
Words that come before
🌐 Broader and Narrower Concepts
Translate “Pilaster” into Another Language
Pick a language — the word will be pre-filled in the translator.