n.
1.a fundamental principle or practice
2.anything tall and thin approximating the shape of a column or tower
3.a prominent supporter
4.a vertical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (as a monument or a column of air)
5.(architeture) a tall cylindrical vertical upright and used to support a structure
Idiom of the Day
in the wrong
wrong, against justice or truth or fact
The driver was in the wrong and was arrested by the police after the accident.