Pillory

What do we mean by pillory?

A wooden framework on a post, with holes for the head and hands, in which offenders were formerly locked to be exposed to public scorn as punishment. noun

To expose to ridicule and abuse. transitive verb

To put in a pillory as punishment. transitive verb

A frame of wood erected on a post or pole, with movable boards resembling those in the stocks, and holes through which were put the head and hands of an offender, who was thus exposed to public derision. noun

To punish by exposure in the pillory.

Hence Figuratively, to expose to ridicule, contempt, abuse, and the like.

To set in, or punish with, the pillory. transitive verb

Figuratively, to expose to public scorn. transitive verb

A frame of adjustable boards erected on a post, and having holes through which the head and hands of an offender were thrust so as to be exposed in front of it. noun

A framework on a post, with holes for the hands and head, used as a means of punishment and humiliation. noun

To put in a pillory. verb

To subject to humiliation, scorn, ridicule or abuse. verb

To criticize harshly. verb

A wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn noun

Punish by putting in a pillory verb

Expose to ridicule or public scorn verb

Criticize harshly or violently verb

A framework on a post, with holes for the hands and head, used as a means of punishment and humiliation.

Words that are spelled similarly to pillory:
pillory, pillowy, pillery, pillary, pilory.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word pillory:
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Words that rhyme with pillory:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe pillory:
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Nouns that are often described by the adjective pillory:
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Consonant match to pillory:
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Words that sound like pillory:
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