- tower (or pillar) of strength
- tower (or pillar) of strengtha person who can be relied upon to support and comfort others.→ strength
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tower (or pillar) of strength
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pillar of strength — ► tower (or pillar) of strength a person who can be relied upon to support and comfort others. Main Entry: ↑strength … English terms dictionary
pillar of strength — noun a person who can be relied on to give a great deal of support and comfort • Syn: ↑tower of strength • Hypernyms: ↑patron, ↑sponsor, ↑supporter * * * pillar of strength : someone or something that gives support or help during difficult times… … Useful english dictionary
strength — ► NOUN 1) the quality or state of being strong. 2) a good or beneficial quality or attribute. 3) literary a source of mental or emotional support. 4) the number of people comprising a group. 5) a full complement of people: 100 staff below… … English terms dictionary
tower of strength — ► tower (or pillar) of strength a person who can be relied upon to support and comfort others. Main Entry: ↑strength … English terms dictionary
tower of strength — noun a person who can be relied on to give a great deal of support and comfort • Syn: ↑pillar of strength • Hypernyms: ↑patron, ↑sponsor, ↑supporter * * * tower of strength A stable, reliable person • • • Main Entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
strength — [strɛŋθ, strɛŋkθ] noun 1》 the quality or state of being strong. 2》 a good or beneficial quality or attribute. ↘literary a source of mental or emotional support. 3》 the number of people comprising a group. ↘a full complement of people:… … English new terms dictionary
(a) pillar of strength — someone who gives a lot of support to someone else who is in a difficult situation. Roger was a tower of strength when my parents died … New idioms dictionary
strength — noun 1 how strong sb/sth is ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, enormous, great, immense, incredible, tremendous ▪ high ▪ The material has exceptionally high … Collocations dictionary
pillar — [n1] column of building, or freestanding column colonnade, mast, obelisk, pedestal, pier, pilaster, piling, post, prop, shaft, stanchion, support, tower, upright; concept 440 pillar [n2] mainstay; source of strength backbone*, guider, leader,… … New thesaurus
tower — Synonyms and related words: Texas tower, acropolis, antenna tower, architecture, arise, ascend, barbican, bastion, beachhead, beacon, bedrock, belfry, bell tower, belvedere, bench mark, bleachers, blockhouse, blossom, bookmark, brew, bridge,… … Moby Thesaurus
