Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps


Noun: obelisk  ó-bu-lisk
  1. A stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top
     
  2. A character used in printing to indicate a second cross reference or footnote when the asterisk has already been used
    - dagger

Derived forms: obelisks

Type of: character, column, graph, grapheme, graphic symbol, pillar

Encyclopedia: Obelisk

Nearest

obechi
obedience
obedience plant
obedient
obedient plant
obediently
obeisance
obeisant
obelion
obelise
obelisk
obelize
obelus
Oberon
Oberson
obese
obesity
obesity diet
obesogenic
obey
obfuscate