upright vs column

column vs upright

upright and column both are nouns.

upright is an adjective but column is not an adjective.

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

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

upright: a vertical structural member as a post or stake
column: (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure

Other hyponyms of upright include pillar, jamb, post, scantling, stud, scape, shaft, stile.

upright (noun)	column (noun)
a piano with a vertical sounding board	(architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure
a vertical structural member as a post or stake	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

upright (adjective)	column (adjective)
upright in position or posture
of moral excellence
in a vertical position; not sloping

Difference between upright and column

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