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col

/kɒl/

Meanings
  • A short word used to describe a column in architecture or a list in writing.

    - "The temple had eight beautifully carved marble columns."
    - "The grocery list had items such as bread, milk, and eggs."

Rhymes
Words rhyming with col
call , hall , mall , pall , small , stall , tall , wall
Homonyms
Words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins
  1. Col (en) : A short word used to describe a column in architecture or a list in writing.

  2. Col (es) : Cabello, cabello de pelo, cabello de cabra, cola de animal.

  3. Col (fr) : Col, cou, tache, partie, segment, partie du corps, partie d'un objet.

  4. Col (de) : Kohl, Schwarze Puder, Schwarze Strasse.

  5. Col (it) : Colonna, colonna d'architettura, colonna di una lista, colonna di un oggetto.


Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,
  1. col (en) : A short word used to describe a column in architecture or a list in writing.

  2. Col (de) : Kohl, Schwarze Puder, Schwarze Strasse.

  3. Col (fr) : Col, cou, tache, partie, segment, partie du corps, partie d'un objet.

  4. Col (it) : Colonna, colonna d'architettura, colonna di una lista, colonna di un oggetto.


Variants
List of all variants of col that leads to same result
col , cols , coll , Col , COL , col- , coli- , colo- , com- , con- , cor- , Lt Col , Lt Cols
Forms
Different forms of the word (e.g., verb conjugations, plural forms, comparative/superlative forms for adjectives).

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Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

The word 'col' comes from the Latin word 'columna', which means 'column'.


Trivia
Any details, considerations, events or pieces of information regarding the word
  1. Did you know that the word 'col' comes from the Latin word 'columna', which means 'column'?

  2. Did you know that the Great Pyramid of Egypt has four sides, each with an average length of 230.4 meters? The total volume of the Great Pyramid is estimated to be 65.5 million cubic feet.

  3. Did you know that the tallest tree in the world is a coast redwood tree named Hyperion? It is located in Redwood National and State Parks in northern California. Hyperion measures 379.7 feet (115.7 meters) tall from the ground to the tip of its tallest branch. The tree is estimated to be between 700 and 2,500 years old.


How to Memorize "col"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a column in a temple, made of beautiful marble, standing tall and majestic. Now, visualize a list of items, such as groceries, written down neatly, one item per line.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'col' with the image of a column or a list. Try to create a mental connection between the two concepts.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use a mnemonic device to help remember the meaning of 'col'. For example, you could create a sentence using the word 'col' as the key word. For example, 'The column of trees stretched for miles.'.


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