columns

NOUN

line, procession

Synonyms

STRONGEST

file list

STRONG

cavalcade company platoon queue rank row string train

NOUN

pillar

Synonyms

STRONGEST

monument

STRONG

brace buttress caryatid colonnade cylinder mast minaret monolith obelisk pedestal peristyle pier pilaster post prop pylon shaft standard stay stele support totem tower upright

WEAK

underpinning

Example Sentences

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Long before computers, Gaudí used complex geometry and physical models to design leaning, treelike columns that branch out to support the vaulted ceiling and towers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

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From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

In a first-of-its-kind large-scale study, scientists created giant fire whirls, spinning columns of flame that resemble fire tornadoes, and found they burn oil faster and more cleanly than conventional methods.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

If constructed, it will be topped with gilded bald eagles and an angelic Lady Liberty; its speckless white-marble columns will be wide enough to obstruct sight lines to the Lincoln Memorial.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

Book recommendations are listed in columns down the sides of each page.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day