principle, rule - a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct; "their principles of composition characterized all their works"

pillar of Islam - (Islam) one of the five religious obligations accepted by all Muslims

shape, form - the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape"

columella - a small column (or structure resembling a column) that is a part of a plant or animal

hoodoo - a column of weathered and eccentrically shaped rock; "a tall sandstone hoodoo"

admirer, booster, protagonist, supporter, champion, friend - a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library"

obelisk - a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top

structure, construction - a thing constructed; a complex construction or entity; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons"

totem pole - a tribal emblem consisting of a pillar carved and painted with totemic figures; erected by Indian tribes of the northwest Pacific coast

telamon, atlas - a figure of a man used as a supporting column

chapiter, capital, cap - the upper part of a column that supports the entablature

caryatid - a supporting column carved in the shape of a person

newel - the central pillar of a circular staircase

footstall, plinth, pedestal - an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue)

pilaster - a rectangular column that usually projects about a third of its width from the wall to which it is attached

piling, spile, stilt, pile - a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure

scape, shaft - (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column

support column - a column that supports a heavy weight

temple - an edifice devoted to special or exalted purposes

upright, vertical - a vertical structural member as a post or stake; "the ball sailed between the uprights"

architecture - the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings; "architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use"

entasis - a slight convexity in the shaft of a column; compensates for the illusion of concavity that viewers experience when the sides are perfectly straight