🇬🇧🇪🇸 pillar - pilar : English Lesson

Meaning of "pillar" ("pilar"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A pillar is a tall, strong post, usually made of stone, wood, or metal, that helps hold up a building or roof, or sometimes stands by itself as a special symbol of strength, support, or importance.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

The library pillars are so tall that I’m pretty sure giants use them as back scratchers at night.

The museum had huge marble pillars, and I tried to hug one, but it was like hugging a very cold, very uninterested tree.

The statue stood on a stone pillar, looking heroic, even though it was just a squirrel holding a peanut.

The theater pillars were so fancy that I walked in like a queen, tripped on my shoelace, and bowed to them by accident.

Our school entrance has big brick pillars that make it look important, even though inside we mostly lose pencils and eat glue sticks.

In the ruined hall, a child clutched a cold pillar as wind tore at the roof. Two villagers wedged a fallen pillar under the beam and pushed. A friend set a small pillar to brace the crack. The pillar held the roof; the child laughed and leaned against the last pillar.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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