ALL meanings of pedestal
ped·es·tal
P p - noun pedestal base for statue 1
- noun pedestal an architectural support for a column, statue, vase, or the like. 1
- noun pedestal a supporting structure or piece; base. 1
- noun pedestal Furniture. a support for a desk, consisting of a boxlike frame containing drawers one above the other. a columnar support for a tabletop. 1
- noun pedestal Building Trades. a bulge cast at the bottom of a concrete pile. 1
- verb with object pedestal to put on or supply with a pedestal. 1
- idioms pedestal set / put on a pedestal, to glorify; idealize: When we first became engaged each of us set the other on a pedestal. 1
- countable noun pedestal A pedestal is the base on which something such as a statue stands. 0
- countable noun pedestal If you put someone on a pedestal, you admire them very much and think that they cannot be criticized. If someone is knocked off a pedestal they are no longer admired. 0
- noun pedestal a base that supports a column, statue, etc, as used in classical architecture 0
- noun pedestal a position of eminence or supposed superiority (esp in the phrases place, put, or set on a pedestal) 0
- noun pedestal either of a pair of sets of drawers used as supports for a writing surface 0
- noun pedestal (as modifier) 0
- noun pedestal the foot or bottom support of a column or pillar 0
- noun pedestal a similar base on a lamp, statue, etc. 0
- noun pedestal a columnlike stand for displaying a piece of sculpture or other decorative article 0
- verb transitive pedestal to place on or furnish with a pedestal 0