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English meaning

  • column noun An upright supporting structure, often cylindrical, that holds up part of a building.
  • file noun A collection of related documents or data stored together, whether on paper or on a computer.
  • line noun A long, thin mark or stroke, straight or curved, on a surface.
  • queue noun A line of people or vehicles waiting their turn, served in the order they arrived.
  • row noun A straight line of people or things placed next to each other.
  • string noun A thin cord or length of twisted thread, or a similar thin, flexible strand.
  • tier noun One of a series of levels or rows, especially arranged one above another.

Senses

列 is used for these senses in English:

  • column A unit of width, especially of advertisements, in a periodical, equivalent to the width of a usual column of text.
  • line A more-or-less straight sequence of people, objects, etc., either arranged as a queue or column and often waiting to be processed or dealt with, or arranged abreast of one another in a row (and contrasted with a column), as in a military formation. [from mid-16th c.]
  • queue A waiting list or other means of organizing people or objects into a first-come-first-served order.
  • row A line of objects, often regularly spaced, such as seats in a theatre, vegetable plants in a garden, etc.
  • string (countable, programming) An ordered sequence of text characters stored consecutively in memory and capable of being processed as a single entity.
  • tier A row or range, especially one at a higher or lower level than another.

column — full definition

  1. noun An upright supporting structure, often cylindrical, that holds up part of a building.
  2. noun A vertical section of a table, spreadsheet, or page of text.
  3. noun A regular feature or opinion piece written by a particular writer in a newspaper or magazine.
  4. noun A long line of people, vehicles, or troops moving one behind another.

file — full definition

  1. noun A collection of related documents or data stored together, whether on paper or on a computer.
  2. verb To submit official paperwork or a formal request to an office or authority.
  3. noun A line of people or things arranged one behind another.
  4. noun A metal tool with a rough, ridged surface used to smooth or shape hard materials.
  5. verb To smooth, shape, or wear down something using a file.

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