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How to pronounce pedestal in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms base, stand
Type of support
Has types trivet, staddle, brass monkey
Type Words
Synonyms footstall, plinth
Type of support
Has types socle
Type Words
Type of status, position


they put him on a pedestal.

Examples of pedestal

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Remember that old saying about what happens when you put yourself on a pedestal?
From the time.com
The lower-level bathroom has a pedestal sink from the 1920s that we refurbished.
From the news.enquirer.com
Britney Spears'head sits on a pedestal on a dressing table in front of a mirror.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Williams admits the greatest reward as an All Black was being put on a pedestal.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Please come down from your high pedestal and get rid of your colonial mentality.
From the guardian.co.uk
Take a concrete pedestal urn or birdbath and use it to decorate interior spaces.
From the boston.com
The staff at the park came across a suspiciously blank pedestal Tuesday morning.
From the huffingtonpost.com
In one corner is a red Philippe Starck-designed Eros pedestal chair for Kartell.
From the smh.com.au
The lectern consists of a brass eagle standing on a pedestal supported by lions.
From the en.wikipedia.org
More examples
  • Base: a support or foundation; "the base of the lamp"
  • 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)
  • Pedestal (from French piedestal, Italian piedistallo, foot of a stall) is a term generally applied to the support of a statue or a vase.
  • The Dutchess is the debut studio album by American R&B singer Fergie, who is a member of the Black Eyed Peas. The album was first released in the U.S. on September 19, 2006. ...
  • The Coral Sea is a book by Patti Smith, published in 1996.
  • A casting secured to the frame of a truck and forming a jaw for holding a journal box. (Mach.) A pillow block; a low housing. ...
  • The column that the wheel is mounted on.
  • A metal box installed at various locations along utility easements that contain electrical, telephone, or cable television switches and connections.