26984 words

columns

14 definitions • 16 examples
1
one of several vertical blocks of print into which a page of a newspaper or magazine is divided:

Examples:

I didn't have time to read the whole article - just the first column.
2
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:

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3

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Add the column of figures and divide the sum by three.
4
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):

Examples:

The roof of the temple was held up by a row of thick stone columns.
Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square
5
something with a tall, narrow shape:

Examples:

A column of smoke rose from the chimney.
6
a line of moving people or vehicles:

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7
a tall, vertical post used as a support for the roof of a building or for decoration
8
A column is also anything or any set of things having a long, narrow shape:

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9
one of several vertical blocks of print into which a page of a newspaper or magazine is divided:

Examples:

The article filled two columns.
10
A column is also a piece of writing in a newspaper or magazine that is written by the same person and appears regularly, usually on a particular subject:

Examples:

a column on sports
11
A column is also any vertical block of words or numbers:

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12

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The article appears in the second column on page two.
13
a piece of writing in a newspaper or magazine which is always written by the same person and appears regularly, usually on a particular subject:

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She continued to write her column until shortly before her death.
14

Examples:

Reading from left to right, the first four columns depict transactions with customers.

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