column
[noun]
Synonyms:
- pillar, obelisk, post, shaft, support, upright
- line, cavalcade, file, procession, rank, row

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English Thesaurus: article, story, piece, feature, review, ...

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col‧umn S3 W2 /ˈkɒləm $ ˈkɑː-/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Old French; Origin: colomne, from Latin columna, from columen 'top']

1. a tall solid upright stone post used to support a building or as a decoration

2. a line of numbers or words written under each other that goes down a page ⇒ row
in a column
Add up the numbers in each column.
column of
a column of figures

3. an article on a particular subject or by a particular writer that appears regularly in a newspaper or magazine:
He writes a weekly column for ‘The Times’.
music/science/gardening etc column

4. one of two or more areas of print that go down the page of a newspaper or book and that are separated from each other by a narrow space:
Turn to page 5, column 2.
‘The Sun’ devoted ten column inches to the event (=their article filled a column ten inches long).

5. something that has a tall thin shape
column of
a column of smoke

6. a long moving line of people or things
column of
a column of marching men
⇒ fifth column, gossip column, personal column, spinal column

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

column
noun
I. tall stone post
ADJ. huge, tall | fluted colonnades of fluted Doric columns
classical | Corinthian, Doric, Ionic
COLUMN + VERB support sth The roof is supported by four huge columns.

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column
II. piece of writing in a newspaper
ADJ. regular He has a regular column in a weekly newspaper.
daily, weekly, etc. | newspaper | agony, correspondence, death, editorial, financial, gossip, leader, letters, lonely hearts (= with advertisements for a new lover or friend), obituary, personal, travel
VERB + COLUMN have, write | syndicate
COLUMN + NOUN inches So many column inches are devoted to film stars.
PREP. in a/the ~ She saw his name in an obituary column.
~ about/on a weekly column on films showing in London

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column
III. long line of people, vehicles, etc.
ADJ. huge, long | armoured, tank | marching
PREP. in ~s to march in columns
~ of a column of troops
PHRASES the head of the column

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column

a newspaper column
He’s the writer of a weekly newspaper column.
a weekly/daily/monthly column
Her daily column covered a wide range of topics.
a regular column
His views were well-known from his regular column in The Spectator magazine.
a gossip column (=one about the private lives of famous people)
She was upset by an item in the Washington Times gossip column.
an editorial column (=that expresses the opinion of a newspaper editor)
the Financial Times editorial column
a financial column
He wrote a financial column for the evening newspaper.
a correspondence/letters column (=that prints some of the letters a newspaper receives)
Thousands of letters poured in to the correspondence column.
an obituary column (=about the life of someone who has just died)
I spotted Stephenson's name in the obituary column.
the personal column British English (=in which people can have personal messages printed)
I put a small advertisement in the personal column of the paper.
an agony column British English (=that gives advice to readers about personal problems)
Romantic relationships are much discussed in all the agony columns.
a lonely hearts column British English (=with advertisements for a new lover or friend)
Some men place advertisements in the lonely hearts columns.
write a column
He writes a column on gardening for the Daily News.
have a column (=write one)
Lynch had a weekly column in a Sydney newspaper.
column inches (=space in a newspaper or magazine)
Many column inches have recently been devoted to the troubled pop star.

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article a piece of writing in a newspaper or magazine about a particular subject:
Greg began his career writing articles for the college magazine.
an interesting newspaper article
story an article in a newspaper about a recent event, especially one that a lot of people find interesting or exciting:
a front-page story
I read a newspaper story about the crash.
The local paper ran a story (=published a story) about the festival.
piece a short article in a newspaper or magazine:
I’ve written a couple of pieces for the New York Times magazine.
The piece was first published in the Observer.
feature a special article about a particular subject, often with photographs and continuing for several pages:
They had a special feature on Croatia.
The paper did a big feature on growing your own food.
review an article in a newspaper or magazine about a book, play, product, hotel etc, giving someone’s opinion of it:
The play had rave reviews (=people liked it a lot - an informal use).
Did you see the review of the new Coldplay album?
column an article by a particular writer that appears regularly in a newspaper or magazine:
He has a weekly column in the TImes.
She writes a newspaper column on gardening.
editorial a piece of writing in a newspaper that gives the personal opinion of the editor about something that is in the news:
Several years ago the New York Times published an editorial stating that the appropriate minimum wage is $0.00.
cutting British English an article that has been cut from a newspaper or magazine:
His mother has kept all his old press cuttings.
examine to look at something carefully and thoroughly because you want to find out more about it:
Experts who examined the painting believe it is genuine.
Her new book examines the causes of social discontent.
A team of divers was sent down to examine the wreckage.
The police will examine the weapon for fingerprints.
have a look at/take a look at especially spoken to quickly examine something to find out what is wrong with it or to find out more about it. Have a look at is less formal than examine, and is the usual phrase to use in everyday English:
I’ll have a look at your car if you like.
inspect to examine something carefully to make sure that it is correct, safe, or working properly, especially when it is your job to do this:
The building is regularly inspected by a fire-safety officer.
Some insurance people have already been here to inspect the damage caused by the storm.
Russian and American teams will have the right to inspect each other’s missile sites.
analyze (also analyse British English) to examine something carefully, especially detailed information about something, so that you can understand it:
Researchers analyzed the results of the survey.
We’re still analysing all the data.
One of the problems in analyzing the situation is that we do not have all the information yet.
study to spend a lot of time examining something very carefully, for example a problem or situation:
I won’t comment till I’ve had time to study the proposals.
A team of scientists has been studying the effects of global warming on Antarctica.
scrutinize (also scrutinise British English) to examine something very carefully to find out if there is anything wrong with it:
Congress is currently scrutinizing the deal.

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newspaper:
The New York Times is a popular daily newspaper.
paper a newspaper. Paper is more common than newspaper in everyday English:
There was an interesting article in the local paper today.
the Sunday papers
the press newspapers and news magazines in general, and the people who write for them:
the freedom of the press
The press are always interested in stories about the royal family.
the media newspapers, magazines, television, radio, and the Internet, considered as a group that provides news and information:
This issue has received a lot of attention in the media.
Her public image was shaped by the media.
tabloid a newspaper that has small pages, a lot of photographs, short stories, and not much serious news:
The tabloids are full of stories about her and her boyfriend.
broadsheet British English a serious newspaper printed on large sheets of paper, with news about politics, finance, and foreign affairs:
the quality broadsheets
the nationals the newspapers that give news about the whole country where they are printed, in contrast to local newspapers:
The results of the nationwide survey became headlines in the nationals.
the dailies the daily newspapers:
The dailies reported the story.
article a piece of writing in a newspaper about a particular subject:
an article on the education reforms
report a piece of writing in a newspaper about an event:
newspaper reports on the war
story a report in a newspaper about an event, especially one that is not very serious or reliable:
You can’t always believe what you read in newspaper stories.
a headline the title of an important newspaper article, printed in large letters above the article. The headlines are the titles of the most important stories on the front page:
The singer’s drug problem has been constantly in the headlines.
front page the page on the front of a newspaper which has the most important news stories:
The story was all over the front page.
section/pages the pages in a newspaper dealing with a particular area of news such as sports, business, or entertainment:
the financial pages of The Times
the arts section
editorial the page of a newspaper on which the editor of a newspaper and other people express their opinions about the news, rather than just giving facts:
an editorial on the vaccination programme
column an article on a particular subject or by a particular writer that appears regularly:
his weekly column on gardening

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