PEDESTAL as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a support or foundation
   Synonym(s)
   • base (what does base mean?)
   • stand (what does stand mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the base of the lamp
   Hypernyms(s) pedestal is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • support (what does support mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • brass monkey (what does brass monkey mean?)
   • staddle (what does staddle mean?)
   • trivet (what does trivet mean?)
   • trivet (what does trivet mean?)
2. Meaning
   • an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue)
   Synonym(s)
   • footstall (what does footstall mean?)
   • plinth (what does plinth mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) pedestal is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • support (what does support mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • socle (what does socle mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a position of great esteem (and supposed superiority)
   Usage Example(s)
   • they put him on a pedestal
   Hypernyms(s) pedestal is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • status (what does status mean?)
   • position (what does position mean?)