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| award |
An award is a special prize that someone gets for doing something very good or important. The reason for giving an award to someone is to make that person feel special. The award might just be a piece of paper or a small statue, but it tells you and other people that you did something very good. An award is often given by someone like a teacher, a school principal, a special group, or a town leader. |
| bust1 |
a sculpture or statue that shows the upper part of the human body from the head to the shoulders or chest. |
| idol |
a statue or image of a god that is used as an object of worship. [1/2 definitions] |
| memorial |
a ceremony, custom, building, or statue to honor a dead person or past event. |
| niche |
a hollow place set into a wall to hold a statue or some other object. [1/2 definitions] |
| pedestal |
a support or base for a column, statue, or some other object. |
| plaza |
A plaza is an open space in the center of a town. People can walk or sit there. There are often fountains or flower beds. Sometimes there is a statue. [1/2 definitions] |
| sphinx |
(capitalized) the huge stone statue of such a creature that is located in Egypt. [1/2 definitions] |
| statue |
A statue is a piece of art that is made out of stone, metal, or other hard material. Statues can be very large, and they are often in the form of a human or animal. We usually find statues in an outdoor place such as a park or in front of a building. |
| Statue of Liberty |
a huge copper statue of a woman representing liberty, given to the United States by France and located on an island in the New York City harbor. |
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