newel /nūˈəl/

1. The upright column around which the steps of a circular staircase wind
2. An upright post at the end or corner of a stair handrail (also newel post)

newˈelled adjective

• picket out
• pickets
• pick holes in
• pickier
• pickiest
• picking
• pickings
• pickle
• pickled
• pickle-herring
• pickle-herrings
• pickler
• picklers
• pickles
• pickling
• picklock
• picklocks
• pickmaw
• pickmaws
• pick-me-up
• pick-me-ups
• pick'n'mix
• pick oakum
• pick off
• pickoff