column pillar a | (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure |
column pillar | a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument) |
column chromatography column | 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 |
deckle edge deckle | rough edge left by a deckle on handmade paper or produced artificially on machine-made paper |
edge | a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object, he rounded the edges of the box |
edge | the outside limit of an object or area or surface, a place farthest away from the center of something, the edge of the leaf is wavy, she sat on the edge of the bed, the water's edge |
edge tool | any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge) |
fore edge foredge | the part of a book that faces inward when the book is shelved, the part opposite the spine |
knife edge cutting edge | the sharp cutting side of the blade of a knife |
lally lally column | support column consisting of a steel cylinder filled with concrete |
leading edge | forward edge of an airfoil |
razor edge | an edge that is as sharp as the cutting side of a razor |
support column | a column that supports a heavy weight |
trailing edge | the rear edge of an airfoil |
knife-edge | a narrow boundary, he lived on a knife-edge between genius and insanity |
edge | a slight competitive advantage, he had an edge on the competition |
edge sharpness | the attribute of urgency in tone of voice, his voice had an edge to it |
column | any tubular or pillar-like supporting structure in the body |
spinal column vertebral column spine backbone back rachis | the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord, the fall broke his back |
vanguard forefront cutting edge | the position of greatest importance or advancement, the leading position in any movement or field, the Cotswolds were once at the forefront of woollen manufacturing in England, the idea of motion was always to the forefront of his mind and central to his philosophy |
column | a page or text that is vertically divided, the newspaper devoted several columns to the subject, the bookkeeper used pages that were divided into columns |
column editorial newspaper column | an article giving opinions or perspectives |
agony column | a newspaper column devoted to personal problems |
fifth column Trojan horse | a subversive group that supports the enemy and engages in espionage or sabotage, an enemy in your midst |
column | a line of units following one after another |
column | a vertical array of numbers or other information, he added a column of numbers |
edge border | the boundary of a surface |
column chromatography | chromatography that uses selective adsorption by a column of powders |
column inch inch | a unit of measurement for advertising space |
column tower pillar | anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower, the test tube held a column of white powder, a tower of dust rose above the horizon, a thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite |
boundary edge bound | a line determining the limits of an area |
edge | provide with an edge, edge a blade |
border adjoin edge abut march butt butt against butt on | lie adjacent to another or share a boundary, Canada adjoins the U.S., England marches with Scotland |
edge in edge up | push one's way into (a space) |
edge inch | advance slowly, as if by inches, He edged towards the car |
border edge | provide with a border or edge, edge the tablecloth with embroidery |
up-to-date cutting-edge with-it | in accord with the most fashionable ideas or style, wears only the latest style, the last thing in swimwear, cutting-edge technology, a with-it boutique |