Column

  • 11column — ► NOUN 1) an upright pillar supporting an arch or other structure or standing alone as a monument. 2) a line of people or vehicles moving in the same direction. 3) a vertical division of a page or text. 4) a regular section of a newspaper or… …

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  • 12Column — For other uses, see Column (disambiguation). National Capitol Columns at the United States National Arboretum in Washington, D.C …

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  • 13column — col|umn W2S2 [ˈkɔləm US ˈka: ] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: colomne, from Latin columna, from columen top ] 1.) a tall solid upright stone post used to support a building or as a decoration 2.) a line of numbers or words written… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 14column — n. series of articles 1) a syndicated column (in a newspaper) vertical division of a page 2) advertising (esp. BE) columns; correspondence (esp. BE) columns; a personal; society; sports column list of numbers 3) to add up a column shaft 4) a… …

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  • 15column — noun 1 tall stone post ADJECTIVE ▪ huge, tall ▪ fluted ▪ colonnades of fluted Doric columns ▪ classical ▪ concrete …

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  • 16column — [[t]kɒ̱ləm[/t]] ♦♦♦ columns 1) N COUNT A column is a tall, often decorated cylinder of stone which is built to honour someone or forms part of a building. ...a London landmark, Nelson s Column in Trafalgar Square. Syn: pillar 2) N COUNT: usu N of …

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  • 17column — columned /kol euhmd/, columnated /kol euhm nay tid/, adj. /kol euhm/, n. 1. Archit. a. a rigid, relatively slender, upright support, composed of relatively few pieces. b. a decorative pillar, most often composed of stone and typically having a… …

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  • 18column — 01. He writes a regular newspaper [column] on political issues. 02. The house has a large porch with huge [columns] on either side. 03. A thin [column] of smoke could be seen rising from the campsite. 04. She writes a cooking [column] for a… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 19column — noun (C) 1 a tall, solid, upright, stone post used to support a building or as a decoration: a graceful Ionic column 2 a long moving line of people or things: A long, winding column of soldiers marched through the streets. 3 one of two or more… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 20column — See absorbing steering column adjustable steering column collapsible steering column energy absorbing steering column height adjustable steering column safety steering column steering column telescopic steering column …

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