Block and Pillar

Block

Block noun - A number of things considered as a unit.

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Pillar and block are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pillar" instead a noun "Block".

Pillar noun - An upright shaft that supports an overhead structure.

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Block and pillar are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Block" instead a noun "Pillar".

Nearby Word: pillared

old	old block	old pillar
high	high block	high pillar
full	full block	full pillar
similar	similar block	similar pillar
Other adjectives: certain, solid, single, entire, massive, large, big, enormous, huge, wooden, blue, black, main, key, white, new, major, final, fallen, last, concrete, giant.

Golden Sun had a minor one: a simple sliding block puzzle where you moved a torch-bearing pillar onto a tile.

Source: That One Puzzle
Becomes especially jarring in one instance in Egypt, where Lara destroys a pillar that completely fades away safe for one block, which she needs to progress.

Source: Video Game / Tomb Raider: Anniversary
The solution is to kick the block UNDER the raised floor before the pillar falls.

Source: Video Game / God of War Series

Cite this Source

Pillar and Block. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/block/pillar

Block & Pillar. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/block/pillar>.

Pillar or Block. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/block/pillar.

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