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Synonyms for plinth

Most common

pedestal wainscot

All synonyms

Noun

1. Pedestal

pedestal, base, footstall dated

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A block or slab upon which a column, pedestal, statue or other structure is based.

    The queen placed the vase on the plinth so the cupbearer could fill it with flowers.

Forms

Plural
plinths → pedestals, bases, footstalls, wainscots…

Example sentences

  • pedestal Yanni was infatuated and put Skura on a pedestal.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
plinthsteady
pedestalsteady
wainscotsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
base1
6 letters
column2
8 letters
pedestal3, wainscot2
9 letters
footstall

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (column2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
plinthe
Italiano
plinto
Español
zócalo
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