Obelisk Definition

ŏbə-lĭsk
obelisks
noun
obelisks
A tall, slender, four-sided stone pillar tapering toward its pyramidal top.
Webster's New World

Dagger.

Webster's New World
The dagger sign (†), used especially as a reference mark.
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Noun

Singular:
obelisk
Plural:
obelisks

Origin of Obelisk

  • 1569. From Middle French obelisque, from Latin obeliscus (“obelisk"), from Ancient Greek ὀβελίσκος (obeliskos), diminutive of ὀβελός (obelos, “needle").

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin obeliscus from Greek obeliskos diminutive of obelos a spit, obelisk

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Obelisk Sentence Examples

  • Neuserre of the Vth Dynasty appears to have been in the shape of a stumpy obelisk on a vast scale, only the base now remains, but hieroglyphic pictures, indicate this form.

  • Beyond the railway station stands the obelisk to the memory of Ewen Maclachlan (1775-1822), the Gaelic poet, who was born in the parish.

  • Mead, and consists of a granite obelisk 121 ft.

  • Jenn gazed at the obelisk that rose into the sky.

  • Touch the obelisk, Yully said into her thoughts.

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Words Starting With

OOBOBE

Words Ending With

KSKISK

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