Button and Pillar

Button

Button noun - A round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes.

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

Nearby Words: buttoned, buttoning

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

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

Nearby Word: pillared

old	old button	old pillar
good	good button	good pillar
particular	particular button	particular pillar
similar	similar button	similar pillar
Other adjectives: right, certain, green, single, small, massive, large, big, great, huge, blue, black, main, living, white, new, major, dedicated, gigantic, last, giant.

It's an "In Case of Tidal Wave" button that raises the house up on a gigantic hydraulic pillar.

Source: Schmuck Bait / Western Animation
Lara losing her balance or grip in Tomb Raider Anniversary is, on paper, a mechanic where sometimes she slips when grabbing a ledge or balancing on a pillar and you have to press a button to steady herself before she falls.

Source: Scrappy Mechanic / Action
Always a Bigger Fish: One of the first things you do is try to open a door via Button Mashing tutorial... only for a Cyclops wielding a giant pillar to smash through immediately and teach you about Button Mashing and Press X to Not Die.

Source: Video Game / God of War: Chains of Olympus

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