monolith vs statue

monolith

verb
  • To create (something) as, or convert (one or more things) into, a monolith. 

  • To cast (one or more concrete components) in a single piece with no joints. 

  • To reduce the height and size of (a dead tree) by breaking off or cutting its branches. 

noun
  • A large, single block of stone which is a natural feature; or a block of stone or other similar material used in architecture and sculpture, especially one carved into a monument in ancient times. 

  • A substrate having many tiny channels that is cast as a single piece, which is used as a stationary phase for chromatography, as a catalytic surface, etc. 

  • A dead tree whose height and size have been reduced by breaking off or cutting its branches. 

  • Anything massive, uniform, and unmovable, especially a towering and impersonal cultural, political, or social organization or structure. 

statue

verb
  • To form a statue of; to make into a statue. 

noun
  • A three-dimensional work of art, usually representing a person or animal, usually created by sculpting, carving, molding, or casting. 

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