spile vs column

column vs spile

spile and column both are nouns.

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

As nouns, column is a hypernym of spile; that is, column is a word with a broader meaning than spile:

spile: a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
column: (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure

Other hypernyms of spile include pillar.

spile (noun)	column (noun)
a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask	(architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure
a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure	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 spile and column

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