text vs column

text and column both are nouns.

text is a verb but column is not a verb.

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

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

text: the words of something written
column: a page or text that is vertically divided

Other hyponyms of text include cookie, copy, written matter, draft, draft copy, electronic text, installment, instalment, letter, missive, line, lipogram, language, lyric, words, stanza, speech balloon, speech bubble.

text (noun)	column (noun)
the words of something written	(architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure
the main body of a written work (as distinct from illustrations or footnotes etc.)	a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)
a book prepared for use in schools or colleges	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 passage from the Bible that is used as the subject of a sermon	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

text (verb)	column (verb)
to send a message by SMS or similar text-based messaging service

Difference between text and column

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