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column
Noun
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A column is a support that is standing up and is built to support something, usually on a building.
The White House was built with several columns on the front side of the building to help support the building and prevent it from falling down.
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A column is a line of items in a table that goes from top to bottom.
The title of the second column in the table is "Population in 2009".
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A column is a body of troops that are strung out along a road.
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A column is a body of text in a newspaper that goes from top to bottom.
action
Noun
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An action is something that you do, or something that happens, especially with motion.
At 3am, just west of the building, the plan was put into action.
There was a huge difference between my thoughts and my actions.
What they did was clearly wrong, but their actions were understandable.
The Health Authority is preparing to take legal action against the restaurants that fail to follow the regulations.