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Pedestal
ˈpɛdɪstl
Pedestal definitions
noun
pedestal
pedestals
- the base or support on which a statue, obelisk, or column is mounted
"a bronze bust on a marble pedestal"
plinth base support bottom bed foot substructure mounting platform stand foundation pillar column pier- each of the two supports of a kneehole desk or table
- the supporting column or base of a washbasin or toilet pan
"a pedestal washbasin"
- used in reference to a situation in which someone is greatly or uncritically admired
"it's as if I'm on a pedestal and he worships me—I hate that"
verb
pedestals
pedestalling
pedestalled
pedestaling
pedestaled
pedestal
- set or support on a pedestal
"a Venus stands pedestalled in an alcove"