column in WordNet English dictionary

1. 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
   column  chromatography column 
   
2. (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure
   column  pillar 
   
3. a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)
   column  pillar 
   
4. any tubular or pillar-like supporting structure in the body
   column 
   
5. an article giving opinions or perspectives
   column  editorial  newspaper column 
   
6. 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"
   column 
   
7. a line of units following one after another
   column 
   
8. a vertical array of numbers or other information
   "he added a column of numbers"
   column 
   
9. 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"
   column  tower  pillar