column

noun

OPAL WOPAL S

/ˈkɒləm/

/ˈkɑːləm/

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(abbreviation col.)
one of the straight sections from top to bottom into which text on a page or screen is divided
- a dictionary with two columns per page
- column of something a column of text
- at the bottom of the right-hand column of this page
- The website has an attractive two-column format.
- in a column Click on the name of your account in the left-hand column.
- Put a mark in the appropriate column.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- regular
- daily
- weekly
- …
verb + column
- have
- write
- read
- …
column + noun
- inches
preposition
- in a/the column
- column about
- column on
- …
See full entry
a series of numbers or words arranged one under the other down a page
- column of something to add up a column of figures
- the fifth column of Table 4
- in a column The numbers in the left-hand column are not relevant here.
- The last column contains the probability of each of those outcomes occurring.
compare row1 (3)
a part of a newspaper, magazine or website that appears regularly and deals with a particular subject or is written by a particular writer
- She writes a monthly column for a leading national newspaper.
- a newspaper/weekly column
- the financial column
- in a column I disagree with a lot of what he writes in his column.
- I always read her column in the local paper.
- column on/about something The website features a regular column on parenting.
- column by somebody She always read the column by the local vicar in the parish magazine.
see also advice column, agony column, gossip column, personal column
Extra Examples
- He has a regular column in a weekly newspaper.
- She saw his name in an obituary column.
- a weekly column on films showing in London
- a weekly column on movies showing in the capital
- The website runs an online advice column for teenagers.
Topics Literature and writinga2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- regular
- daily
- weekly
- …
verb + column
- have
- write
- read
- …
column + noun
- inches
preposition
- in a/the column
- column about
- column on
- …
See full entry
a tall, solid post, usually round and made of stone, that supports or decorates a building or stands alone as a monument
- The temple is supported by marble columns.
- Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square is one of London's best-known landmarks.
Extra Examples
- The roof is supported by four huge columns.
- colonnades of fluted Doric columns
- Corinthian columns are decorated with leaves at the top.
- It was an Athenian temple with long colonnades of limestone columns.
- The churches have classical columns and decoration.
- The temple is supported by fluted marble columns.
Topics Buildingsb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- huge
- tall
- fluted
- …
column + verb
- support something
See full entry
a thing that is like a column in shape
- a column of smoke (= smoke rising straight up)
see also spinal column, steering columnTopics Colours and Shapesc1
a long, moving line of people or vehicles
- a long column of troops and tanks
- to march in columns
see also fifth column
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- huge
- long
- armoured/armored
- …
preposition
- in columns
- column of
phrases
- the head of the column
See full entry
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Word Originlate Middle English: partly from Old French columpne, reinforced by its source, Latin columna ‘pillar’.

单词	column
释义	column noun OPAL WOPAL S /ˈkɒləm/ /ˈkɑːləm/ jump to other results (abbreviation col.) one of the straight sections from top to bottom into which text on a page or screen is divided a dictionary with two columns per page column of something a column of text at the bottom of the right-hand column of this page The website has an attractive two-column format. in a column Click on the name of your account in the left-hand column. Put a mark in the appropriate column. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective regular daily weekly … verb + column have write read … column + noun inches preposition in a/the column column about column on … See full entry a series of numbers or words arranged one under the other down a page column of something to add up a column of figures the fifth column of Table 4 in a column The numbers in the left-hand column are not relevant here. The last column contains the probability of each of those outcomes occurring. compare row1 (3) a part of a newspaper, magazine or website that appears regularly and deals with a particular subject or is written by a particular writer She writes a monthly column for a leading national newspaper. a newspaper/weekly column the financial column in a column I disagree with a lot of what he writes in his column. I always read her column in the local paper. column on/about something The website features a regular column on parenting. column by somebody She always read the column by the local vicar in the parish magazine. see also advice column, agony column, gossip column, personal column Extra Examples He has a regular column in a weekly newspaper. She saw his name in an obituary column. a weekly column on films showing in London a weekly column on movies showing in the capital The website runs an online advice column for teenagers. Topics Literature and writinga2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective regular daily weekly … verb + column have write read … column + noun inches preposition in a/the column column about column on … See full entry a tall, solid post, usually round and made of stone, that supports or decorates a building or stands alone as a monument The temple is supported by marble columns. Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square is one of London's best-known landmarks. Extra Examples The roof is supported by four huge columns. colonnades of fluted Doric columns Corinthian columns are decorated with leaves at the top. It was an Athenian temple with long colonnades of limestone columns. The churches have classical columns and decoration. The temple is supported by fluted marble columns. Topics Buildingsb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective huge tall fluted … column + verb support something See full entry a thing that is like a column in shape a column of smoke (= smoke rising straight up) see also spinal column, steering columnTopics Colours and Shapesc1 a long, moving line of people or vehicles a long column of troops and tanks to march in columns see also fifth column Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective huge long armoured/armored … preposition in columns column of phrases the head of the column See full entry More Like This Silent lettersSilent letters gnarled gnash gnat gnaw gnome haute cuisine heir herb honour hors d’oeuvre hour knack knee kneel knife knight knit knob knock knot know knuckle psalm psephology psychic ptarmigan pterodactyl psychology wrangle wrap wreath wreck wrench wrestle wriggle wring write wrong bomb climb crumb doubt lamb limb ascent fascinate muscle scene scissors height right sleigh weight align campaign design foreign malign reign unfeigned balmy calm calf half yolk autumn column condemn damn hymn solemn bristle fasten listen mortgage soften thistle wrestle biscuit build circuit disguise guilty league rogue vague yacht answer sword two Word Originlate Middle English: partly from Old French columpne, reinforced by its source, Latin columna ‘pillar’.
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