stilt vs column

column vs stilt

stilt and column both are nouns.

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

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

stilt: 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 stilt include pillar.

stilt (noun)	column (noun)
long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons	(architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure
long-legged three-toed wading bird of brackish marshes of Australia	a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)
one of two stout poles with foot rests in the middle; used for walking high above the ground	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
a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure	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 stilt and column

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