Obelisk

What do we mean by obelisk?

A tall, four-sided shaft of stone, usually tapered and monolithic, that rises to a pointed pyramidal top. noun

The dagger sign (†), used especially as a reference mark. noun

A tapering shaft of rectangular plan, generally finished with a pyramidal apex. noun

In printing and writing, a sign resembling a small dagger (), and hence also called a dagger. noun

An upright, four-sided pillar, gradually tapering as it rises, and terminating in a pyramid called pyramidion. It is ordinarily monolithic. Egyptian obelisks are commonly covered with hieroglyphic writing from top to bottom. noun

A mark of reference; -- called also dagger †. See Dagger, n., 2. noun

To mark or designate with an obelisk. transitive verb

A tall, square, tapered, stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point, frequently used as a monument. noun

The dagger sign (†), especially when used as a reference mark. noun

A character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote noun

A stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top noun

A tall, square, tapered, stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point, frequently used as a monument.

Words that are spelled similarly to obelisk:
obelisk, obelise, obelism.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word obelisk:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe obelisk:
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Nouns that are often described by the adjective obelisk:
king, form, finials, ship, shape, transport, invocation, idol, monuments, inscription.

Words that sound like obelisk:
obelisk, obelisks, opolis, abelmosk, aboulic, oblak, obelus, obolus, abalos, abela, obsolesce, iblis, eblis, umbilic, sibyllic, debellis, abila, arbalist, opalesce, herbalists, mollusk, mollusc, appaloosa, olic, habilis, odalisque, arliss, billick, arlis, blisk, nobilis, oblast, abeles, imbellic, odalisk.