Unscramble columns

Definition of column

noun:

• a line of units following one after another.
• 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. Synonyms: chromatography column.
• a vertical array of numbers or other information; "he added a column of numbers".
• anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower; "the test tube held a column of white powder", "a tower of dust rose above the horizon", "a thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite". Synonyms: pillar, tower.
• an article giving opinions or perspectives. Synonyms: editorial, newspaper column.
• a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument). Synonyms: pillar.
• (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure. Synonyms: pillar.
• a page or text that is vertically divided; "the newspaper devoted several columns to the subject", "the bookkeeper used pages that were divided into columns".
• any tubular or pillar-like supporting structure in the body.

Related words

atlas, caryatid, columella, hoodoo, newel, obelisk, pilaster, pile, piling, spile, stilt, telamon.

Rhymes with

slalom, solemn.