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ลองค้นหาคำในรูปแบบอื่น ๆ เพื่อให้ได้ผลลัพธ์มากขึ้นหรือน้อยลง: -pilla-, *pilla*
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ตัวอย่างประโยคจาก Tanaka JP-EN Corpus
pillaA large pillar obstructs the view of the lake.
pillaHe leaned against the pillar and gazed at the Statue of Liberty.
pillaThe pillar tilted to the right and fell.
pillaThere pillars hold the stage.

CMU English Pronouncing Dictionary Dictionary [with local updates]
pilla

WordNet (3.0)
pillar(n) a fundamental principle or practice, Example: science eroded the pillars of superstition
pillar(n) a prominent supporter, Syn. mainstay, Example: he is a pillar of the community
pillar box(n) a red pillar-shaped letter box
pillared(adj) having pillars, Example: the pillared portico
pillar of islam(n) (Islam) one of the five religious obligations accepted by all Muslims
pillar-shaped(adj) shaped like a cylindrical pillar
pillars of hercules(n) the two promontories at the eastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar; according to legend they were formed by Hercules

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
Pillage

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Pillaged p. pr. & vb. n. Pillaging ] To strip of money or goods by open violence; to plunder; to spoil; to lay waste; as, to pillage the camp of an enemy. [ 1913 Webster ]

Mummius . . . took, pillaged, and burnt their city. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]

Pillage

v. i. To take spoil; to plunder; to ravage. [ 1913 Webster ]

They were suffered to pillage wherever they went. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

Pillage

n. [ F., fr. piller to plunder. See Pill to plunder. ] 1. The act of pillaging; robbery. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which is taken from another or others by open force, particularly and chiefly from enemies in war; plunder; spoil; booty. [ 1913 Webster ]

Which pillage they with merry march bring home. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Plunder; rapine; spoil; depredation. -- Pillage, Plunder. Pillage refers particularly to the act of stripping the sufferers of their goods, while plunder refers to the removal of the things thus taken; but the words are freely interchanged. [ 1913 Webster ]

Pillager

n. One who pillages. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

Pillar

a. (Mach.) Having a support in the form of a pillar, instead of legs; as, a pillar drill. [ 1913 Webster ]

Pillar

n. [ OE. pilerF. pilier, LL. pilare, pilarium, pilarius, fr. L. pila a pillar. See Pile a heap. ] 1. The general and popular term for a firm, upright, insulated support for a superstructure; a pier, column, or post; also, a column or shaft not supporting a superstructure, as one erected for a monument or an ornament. [ 1913 Webster ]

Jacob set a pillar upon her grave. Gen. xxxv. 20. [ 1913 Webster ]

The place . . . vast and proud,
Supported by a hundred pillars stood. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Figuratively, that which resembles such a pillar in appearance, character, or office; a supporter or mainstay; as, the Pillars of Hercules; a pillar of the state. “You are a well-deserving pillar.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

By day a cloud, by night a pillar of fire. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (R. C. Ch.) A portable ornamental column, formerly carried before a cardinal, as emblematic of his support to the church. [ Obs. ] Skelton. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Man.) The center of the volta, ring, or manege ground, around which a horse turns. [ 1913 Webster ]


From pillar to post, hither and thither; to and fro; from one place or predicament to another; backward and forward. [ Colloq. ] --
Pillar saint. See Stylite. --
Pillars of the fauces. See Fauces, 1. [ 1913 Webster ]

Pillar-block

n. See under Pillow. [ 1913 Webster ]

Pillared

a. Supported or ornamented by pillars; resembling a pillar, or pillars. “The pillared arches.” Sir W. Scott. “Pillared flame.” Thomson. [ 1913 Webster ]

Pillaret

n. A little pillar. [ R. ] Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

Pillarist

n. (Eccl. Hist.) See Stylite. [ 1913 Webster ]

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