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column

/ˈkɑləm/noun2 syllables

Column means: anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower.

Synonyms for column8

noun, as in anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower

tower, pillar

noun, as in an article giving opinions or perspectives

editorial, newspaper column

noun, as in a vertical glass tube used in column chromatography; a mixture is poured in the top and washed through a stationary substance where components of the mixture are adsorbed selectively to form colored bands

chromatography column

noun, as in a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)

pillar

noun, as in (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure

pillar

also used for column

post, sile, pier

Includes material from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What does column mean?9

noun

1

anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower“the test tube held a column of white powder”

2

an article giving opinions or perspectives

3

a vertical glass tube used in column chromatography; a mixture is poured in the top and washed through a stationary substance where components of the mixture are adsorbed selectively to form colored bands

4

a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)

5

(architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure

6

a line of units following one after another

7

a vertical array of numbers or other information“he added a column of numbers”

8

a page or text that is vertically divided“the newspaper devoted several columns to the subject”

9

any tubular or pillar-like supporting structure in the body

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with column?2

two syllables

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Column in a sentence

  • The beams, held up by the columns, support and distribute the weight.sangelo
  • The geyser sends up a column of hot water every two hours.mcq
  • I just love to read the agony column in teenage magazines.unknown
  • The spinal column is composed of twenty-four bones.AlanF_US
  • The chakras are all aligned in a vertical column along one's spine.Hybrid
  • Stop wasting your time reading the gossip column!fishda
  • I read the reader's column in newspapers and magazines.watta
  • The opinion column discusses the importance of voting.Nuel

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of column

as a noun

plural
columns