Shaft+of+a+column

  • 21shaft — Synonyms and related words: abysm, abyss, adit, air duct, air hole, air passage, air shaft, air tube, airway, antenna tower, arch, arrow, arrowhead, baluster, balustrade, banister, bank, barb, barbican, barbule, barrel, barrow, base, beam, belfry …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 22column — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. pillar, shaft; formation (of troops, figures, etc.); article, byline. See continuity, rotundity, support, combatant, news, height. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A post] Syn. pillar, support, prop, shaft,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 23shaft — I. noun (plural shafts) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sceaft; akin to Old High German scaft shaft, Latin scapus shaft, stalk, Greek skēptesthai to prop oneself, lean Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) the long handle of a spear or… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 24shaft — /ʃaft / (say shahft) noun 1. a long pole or rod forming the body of various weapons, as a spear, lance, or arrow. 2. something directed as in sharp attack: shafts of sarcasm. 3. a ray or beam: shaft of sunlight. 4. the handle of a hammer, axe,… …

  • 25Column of Antoninus Pius — The base today This article deals with the lost column dedicated to Antoninus Pius. For the column previously erroneously called this before the Renaissance, see Column of Marcus Aurelius, and specifically Column of Marcus Aurelius#Restoration… …

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  • 26shaft — [[t]ʃæft, ʃɑft[/t]] n. 1) a long pole forming the body of various weapons, as lances or arrows 2) something directed at someone or something in sharp attack: shafts of sarcasm[/ex] 3) a ray or beam 4) a long handle serving to balance or… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 27column — /ˈkɒləm / (say koluhm) noun 1. Architecture a. an upright shaft or body of greater length than thickness, usually serving as a support; a pillar. b. a vertical architectural member consisting typically of an approximately cylindrical shaft with a …

  • 28column — noun Etymology: Middle English columne, from Anglo French columpne, from Latin columna, from columen top; akin to Latin collis hill more at hill Date: 15th century 1. a. a vertical arrangement of items printed or written on a page b. one of two… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 29column — Synonyms and related words: KP, antenna tower, arcade, arch, army, army group, article, atlas, baluster, balustrade, banister, barbican, barrel, barrow, base, battalion, battery, battle group, belfry, bell tower, bole, book, boundary stone, brace …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 30shaft — n 1. pole, rod, stick; long handle, helve; bar, beam; staff, flagpole, flagstaff; post, pillar, column, upright, support, stanchion. 2. barb, cutting remark, cut, gibe, sarcastic remark; verbal blow, Inf. slam, Inf. put down, Inf. knock, slap or… …

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