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column

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of column

1 a series of persons or things arranged one behind another

  • a column of ants stretched between the fallen hot dog and the ant hill
Synonyms of column

cue, file, line, queue, range, string, train
Words Related to column

echelon, rank, row, tier

chain, progression, sequence, succession

array

2 an upright shaft that supports an overhead structure

  • engraved columns supported the arch on either side
Synonyms of column

pier, pilaster, pillar, post, stanchion
Words Related to column

caryatid, pedestal

buttress, flying buttress

needle, obelisk

pile, piling

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