column, tower, pillar - anything tall and thin approximating the shape of a column or tower; "the test tube held a column of white powder"; "a tower of dust rose above the horizon"; "a thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite" --2is a kind ofshape, form --2has particulars: columella; hoodoo
column, pillar - a vertical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (as a monument or a column of air) --4is a kind ofstructure, construction --4has particulars: obelisk; totem pole
column, pillar - (architeture) a tall cylindrical vertical upright and used to support a structure --5is a kind ofupright, vertical --5is a part of temple --5has parts: