STATUE


Meaning of STATUE in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ colossal ( esp. BrE ), enormous , giant , huge , large

▪ small

▪ life-size , life-sized

▪ equestrian

▪ ancient

▪ Buddhist , Greek , etc.

▪ golden

▪ bronze , marble , stone , etc.

VERB + STATUE

▪ erect , put up

▪ unveil

▪ topple

The protestors toppled a ~ of King George III.

STATUE + VERB

▪ be , stand

The ~ stands in one of the main squares.

STATUE + NOUN

▪ base

the dedicatory inscription on the ~ base

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ of

a ~ of David

▪ ~ to

the unveiling of a ~ to Lord Brown

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