| NOUN | artifact | pillory | a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck |
|---|---|---|---|
| VERB | social | pillory, gibbet | expose to ridicule or public scorn |
| social | pillory | punish by putting in a pillory | |
| communication | pillory, savage, blast, crucify | criticize harshly or violently |
| Sounds | pih'leriy | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | accessory ... worry: 201 rhymes with eriy... | |
| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Broader | instrument of punishment | An instrument designed and used to punish a condemned person |
| Spanish | cepo, picota, potro | |
| Catalan | picota, poltre | |
| Verbs | pillory | punish by putting in a pillory |
| Meaning | expose to ridicule or public scorn. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonym | gibbet | |
| Broader | expose, exhibit, display | To show, make visible or apparent |
| Spanish | ridiculizar | |
| Meaning | punish by putting in a pillory. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Broader | punish, penalize, penalise | impose a penalty on |
| Spanish | empicotar | |
| Nouns | pillory | a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck |
| Meaning | criticize harshly or violently. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | savage, blast, crucify | |
| Broader | knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart | find fault with |
| Spanish | arremeter contra, crucificar, masacrar, tratar salvajemente | |
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