column vs obelisk

obelisk vs column

column and obelisk both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
column	Yes	No	No	No
obelisk	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, obelisk is a hyponym of column; that is, obelisk is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than column:

column: a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)
obelisk: a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top

Other hyponyms of column include totem pole.

column (noun)	obelisk (noun)
(architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure	a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top
a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)	a character used in printing to indicate a second cross reference or footnote when the asterisk has already been used
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
any tubular or pillar-like supporting structure in the body
an article giving opinions or perspectives
a page or text that is vertically divided
a line of units following one after another
a vertical array of numbers or other information
anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower

Difference between column and obelisk

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