—column /ˈkɒl.əm/ aep /ˈkɑː.ləm/
noun [C] (BUILDING)
B2 a tall, vertical stone post, used as a support for a roof or in classical buildings (= in the style of ancient Greece or Rome) for decoration, or standing alone as a monument (= a symbol of respect for a special person or event):
» The roof of the temple was held up by a row of thick stone columns.» Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square→ SEE ALSO SPINAL COLUMN(Cf. ↑spinal column)See picture: column of a building 
Thesaurus+: ↑Arches, columns and beamscolumn of sth
F0 something with a tall narrow shape:
» A column of smoke rose from the chimney.Thesaurus+: ↑Objects - general wordsF0 a line of moving people or vehicles:
» a column of refugeesSee picture: column of soldiers Thesaurus+: ↑Things collected in lines or rings
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Extra Examples:» The central twelve-foot column is surmounted by a bronze angel with outspread wings.» The vertebral column surrounds and protects the spinal cord.» Could you recognize a Grecian column?» The entrance porch is supported by a row of majestic columns.noun [C] (PRINTING)
B2 one of several vertical blocks of print into which a page of a newspaper or magazine is divided:
» I didn't have time to read the whole article - just the first column.See picture: column in a newspaper Thesaurus+: ↑Headlines and features in newspapers and magazines
F0 a piece of writing in a newspaper or magazine, usually on a particular subject, that is always written by the same person and appears regularly:
» She writes a weekly fashion/gossip column for the Evening Standard.Thesaurus+: ↑Headlines and features in newspapers and magazinesC1 any vertical block of words or numbers:
» Add the column of figures and divide the sum by three.Thesaurus+: ↑Printing and word processing• • •
Extra Examples:» She wrote into an agony column.» She uses her newspaper column to expound her views on environmental issues.» I looked quickly down the column of figures.» Look carefully at these questions and mark your answers down in the right-hand column.» Tens go in the left-hand column and units in the right.- tipi
- tip-off
- tip of the iceberg
- tip over
- tip over into sth
- tipper
- tipper truck/lorry
- Tipp-Ex
- tipping point
- tipple
- tippler
- tip sb off
- tip sb the wink
- tipsily
- tipsiness
- tipster
- tip (sth/sb) over
- tip sth/sb over
- tipsy
- tip the balance
- tip the balance/scales
- tip the scales
- tip the scales at
- tiptoe
- tiptoe round/around sth/sb