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English to English noun
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a line of units following one after another |  | source: wordnet30
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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 | | source: wordnet30
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a vertical array of numbers or other information | | Example: he added a column of numbers
source: wordnet30
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anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower | | Example: 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
source: wordnet30
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an article giving opinions or perspectives | | source: wordnet30
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a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument) | | source: wordnet30
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(architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure | | source: wordnet30
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a page or text that is vertically divided | | Example: the newspaper devoted several columns to the subject
the bookkeeper used pages that were divided into columns
source: wordnet30
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any tubular or pillar-like supporting structure in the body | | source: wordnet30
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A kind of pillar; a cylindrical or polygonal support for a roof, ceiling, statue, etc., somewhat ornamented, and usually composed of base, shaft, and capital. See Order. | | source: webster1913
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