pedestal

  • 31pedestal — See: on a pedestal …

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  • 32pedestal — noun 1》 the base or support on which a statue, obelisk, or column is mounted.     ↘a position in which someone is greatly or uncritically admired: you shouldn t put him on a pedestal. 2》 each of the two supports of a kneehole desk or table. 3》… …

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  • 33pedestal — n 1. base, support, foundation, rest, platform, understructure, bottom, foot; stand, pillar, column. 2. set or put on a pedestal idealize, glorify, exalt; extol, praise, praise to the skies, sing paeans to; treat like a Dresden doll, show great… …

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  • 34pedestal — [ˈpedɪst(ə)l] noun [C] a base on which something such as a STATUE stands • put sb on a pedestal to admire or love someone so much that you believe that they have no faults[/ex] …

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  • 35pedestal — garbės pakyla statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Vieta varžybų nugalėtojams ir prizininkams (dažniausiai 1–3 vietos laimėtojams) pagerbti ir apdovanoti. atitikmenys: angl. pedestal; platform vok. Siegerpodest, m rus. пъедестал… …

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  • 36Pedestal (disambiguation) — Pedestal may refer to: *Pedestal, support or stand for a statue or other object *Pedestal (song), 2006 song by Fergie * Pedestal , song by Portishead from their 1994 album Dummy *Operation Pedestal, British operation to get vital supplies to the… …

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  • 37Pedestal coil — Pedestal Ped es*tal, n. [Sp. pedestal; cf. F. pi[ e]destal, It. piedestallo; fr. L. es, pedis, foot + OHG. stal standing place, station, place, akin to E. stall. See {Foot}, and {Stall}, and {Footstall}.] 1. (Arch.) The base or foot of a column,… …

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  • 38Pedestal desk — A pedestal desk is usually a large free standing desk made of a simple rectangular working surface resting on two pedestals or small cabinets of stacked drawers of one or two sizes, with plinths around the bases. Often, there is also a central… …

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  • 39pedestal desk — noun a usually kneehole desk with the top supported by one or two pedestals containing cupboards or drawers * * * pedestal desk noun A desk for which sets of drawers act as the side supports for the writing surface • • • Main Entry: ↑pedestal …

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  • 40pedestal seta — A spine like seta that is raised above the dorsal surface of the body by a pedestal like out pocketing of the cuticle [Wilson, 1989] …

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