'obelisk' definitions:
Definition of 'obelisk'
(from WordNet)
noun
A stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top
noun
A character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote [syn: dagger, obelisk]
Definition of 'obelisk'
From: GCIDE
- Dagger \Dag"ger\ (-g[~e]r), n. [Cf. OE. daggen to pierce, F. daguer. See Dag a dagger.]
- 1. A short weapon used for stabbing. This is the general term: cf. Poniard, Stiletto, Bowie knife, Dirk, Misericorde, Anlace. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Print.) A mark of reference in the form of a dagger [[dagger]]. It is the second in order when more than one reference occurs on a page; -- called also obelisk. [1913 Webster]
- Dagger moth (Zool.), any moth of the genus Apatalea. The larv[ae] are often destructive to the foliage of fruit trees, etc.
- Dagger of lath, the wooden weapon given to the Vice in the old Moralities. --Shak.
- Double dagger, a mark of reference [[dag]] which comes next in order after the dagger.
- To look daggers, or To speak daggers, to look or speak fiercely or reproachfully. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'obelisk'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- antenna tower,
- arch,
- barbican,
- barrow,
- belfry,
- bell tower,
- boundary stone,
- brass,
- bust,
- cairn,
- campanile,
- cenotaph,
- colossus,
- column,
- cromlech,
- cross,
- cup,
- cupola,
- cyclolith,
- derrick,
- dolmen,
- dome,
- fire tower,
- footstone,
- grave,
- gravestone,
- headstone,
- hoarstone,
- inscription,
- lantern,
- lighthouse,
- marker,
- martello,
- martello tower,
- mast,
- mausoleum,
- megalith,
- memento,
- memorial,
- memorial arch,
- memorial column,
- memorial statue,
- memorial stone,
- menhir,
- minaret,
- monolith,
- monument,
- mound,
- necrology,
- obituary,
- observation tower,
- pagoda,
- pilaster,
- pillar,
- pinnacle,
- plaque,
- pole,
- prize,
- pylon,
- pyramid,
- reliquary,
- remembrance,
- ribbon,
- rostral column,
- shaft,
- shrine,
- skyscraper,
- spire,
- standpipe,
- steeple,
- stela,
- stone,
- stupa,
- tablet,
- television mast,
- testimonial,
- tomb,
- tombstone,
- tope,
- tour,
- tower,
- trophy,
- turret,
- water tower,
- windmill tower