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column vs pile

pile vs column

column and pile both are nouns.

column is not a verb while pile is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
column Yes No No No
pile Yes No Yes No
As nouns, pile is a hyponym of column; that is, pile is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than column:
  • column: (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure
  • pile: a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
Other hyponyms of column include atlas, telamon, caryatid, newel, pilaster, piling, spile, stilt, support column.
column (noun) pile (noun)
(architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy
a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument) battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the earliest electric battery devised by Volta
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 the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave
any tubular or pillar-like supporting structure in the body a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
an article giving opinions or perspectives fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
a page or text that is vertically divided a collection of objects laid on top of each other
a line of units following one after another a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit)
a vertical array of numbers or other information (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower
column (verb) pile (verb)
arrange in stacks
place or lay as if in a pile
press tightly together or cram
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