Pedestal

/ˈpɛdɪstəl/

noun

  1. The base or foot of a column, statue, vase, lamp.

  2. A place of reverence or honor.

    He has put his mother on a pedestal. You can't say a word against her.

  3. A casting secured to the frame of a truck of a railcar and forming a jaw for holding a journal box.

verb

  1. To set or support on (or as if on) a pedestal.

pedestal

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