Pedestal - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈpedɪstl|
Brit.
|ˈpedɪst(ə)l|
noun
- a support or foundation (syn: base, stand)
- a position of great esteem (and supposed superiority)
- a position of great esteem (and supposed superiority)
they put him on a pedestal
- an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue) (syn: plinth)Extra examples
Every convenient stump pedestalled its orator.
The pedestal is made of stone.
The statue was wrenched from its pedestal.
The press were determined to knock the princess off the pedestal that they had put her on.
Women are both put on a pedestal and treated like second-class citizens.
Word forms
noun
singular: pedestal
plural: pedestals
singular: pedestal
plural: pedestals
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