| acanthus |
in architecture, a decoration resembling acanthus leaves, esp. at the top of a Corinthian column. [1/2 definitions] |
| afferent |
bearing or leading toward a central organ or part, as nerves that conduct impulses to the spinal column or as veins that carry blood to the heart. |
| annulet |
an encircling molding, as around the shaft of a column where it joins the capital. |
| atlas |
an architectural column in the form of a man. [1/5 definitions] |
| backbone |
the series of bones that run along the center of the back; spinal column; vertebrae. [1/3 definitions] |
| capital2 |
in architecture, the uppermost part of a column or pillar. |
| caryatid |
a sculptured female figure, usu. in flowing Grecian robes, used as a supporting architectural column. |
| chiropractic |
a system of healing in which manipulation of the spinal column and other body structures is used to restore normal nerve function and thus good health. |
| coccyx |
the small triangular bone at the lower end of the spinal column, consisting of several fused vertebrae. |
| columnist |
a writer or editor of a regular column or feature in a newspaper or magazine. |
| dust devil |
a small whirlwind that raises a narrow column of dust, sand, and debris. |
| editor |
a person who writes editorials for a newspaper or magazine, or who supervises a particular department or column of a newspaper or magazine. [1/4 definitions] |
| foliate |
decorated with or composed of foils, as certain windows, or decorated with carved or molded foliage, as the head of a column; foliated. [1/9 definitions] |
| gnomon |
the column on a sundial that casts a shadow and thus indicates the time of day. |
| Great Pacific Garbage Patch |
a vast accummulation of debris made up primarily of tiny plastic particles floating in the upper column of water in the north central region of the Pacific Ocean. |
| invertebrate |
without a spinal column or backbone; not vertebrate. [1/3 definitions] |
| lancelet |
any of various slender fishlike marine organisms having a notochord instead of a true vertebral column. |
| member |
a part of a structure such as a supporting column. [1/3 definitions] |
| meniscus |
the upper surface of a column of motionless liquid, curved concavely or convexly because of surface tension. [1/3 definitions] |
| mercury |
temperature, as represented by the height of the mercury column in a thermometer. [1/5 definitions] |
| multicolumn |
combined form of column. |