column vs totem pole

totem pole vs column

column and totem pole both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
column	Yes	No	No	No
totem pole	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, totem pole is a hyponym of column; that is, totem pole 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)
totem pole: a tribal emblem consisting of a pillar carved and painted with totemic figures; erected by Indian tribes of the northwest Pacific coast

Other hyponyms of column include obelisk.

column (noun)	totem pole (noun)
(architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure	a tribal emblem consisting of a pillar carved and painted with totemic figures; erected by Indian tribes of the northwest Pacific coast
a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)
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 totem pole

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