1. (noun) 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

• chromatography column

2. (noun) anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower

• pillar
• tower

3. (noun) an article giving opinions or perspectives

• editorial
• newspaper column

4. (noun) a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)

• pillar

5. (noun) (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure

• pillar

1. (noun) anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower

• columella
• hoodoo

2. (noun) an article giving opinions or perspectives

• agony column

3. (noun) a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)

• obelisk
• totem pole

4. (noun) (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure

• atlas
• telamon
• caryatid
• newel
• pilaster
• pile
• piling
• spile
• stilt
• support column

1. (noun) a line of units following one after another

• armed forces
• armed services
• military
• military machine
• war machine

2. (noun) (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure

• architecture

1. (noun) a line of units following one after another

• file
• indian file
• single file

2. (noun) 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

• tube
• tubing

3. (noun) a vertical array of numbers or other information

• array

4. (noun) anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower

• form
• shape

5. (noun) an article giving opinions or perspectives

• article

6. (noun) a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)

• construction
• structure

7. (noun) (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure

• upright
• vertical

8. (noun) a page or text that is vertically divided

• text
• textual matter

9. (noun) any tubular or pillar-like supporting structure in the body

• skeletal structure

1. (noun) a vertical array of numbers or other information

• table
• tabular array

1. (noun) anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower

• columnar
• columniform
• columnlike
• hulk
• loom
• predominate
• tower

2. (noun) an article giving opinions or perspectives

• columnist
• columnist
• editorialist
• editorialist
• editorialise
• editorialize

3. (noun) (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure

• columnar