Definition of
pedestal has definitions from the field of architecture
1
[ noun ] a support or foundation

Synonyms

stand base

Examples

"the base of the lamp"

Used in print

(Hampton Stone, The Man Who Looked Death...)

Here_and_there on work_table or pedestal stood a shape with a sheet or a tarpaulin draped over it .

Related terms

support staddle trivet trivet brass_monkey

2
[ noun ] a position of great esteem (and supposed superiority)

Examples

"they put him on a pedestal"

Related terms

status

3
[ noun ] (architecture) an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue)

Synonyms

footstall plinth

Related terms

support socle column dado

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Rhymes with

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Phonetic and Homophones

P EH1 D AH0 S T AH0 L

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