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column

Definition

  • noun: a long post made of steel, stone, etc., that is used as a support in a building
  • noun: a vertical arrangement of items printed or written on a page
  • often + 'of'
  • synonyms: pillar, atlantes, atlas

Examples

  • The error appears at the bottom of the second 'column'.

  • She writes a weekly 'column' for the paper.

  • The article takes up three 'columns'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) MoIten metal penetrated the spinal cavity... ...and fused the vertebrae at muItiple points... ...including the lamina and the roof of the spinal column. We won't know the extent of the damage until we get in there. I suggest we cut off these mechanical arms, slice up the harness... (..)
    2004 Spider-Man 2