NEWEL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does newel mean? 

• NEWEL (noun)
  The noun NEWEL has 2 senses:

1. the post at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs; it supports the handrail

2. the central pillar of a circular staircase

  Familiarity information: NEWEL used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NEWEL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The post at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs; it supports the handrail

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

newel; newel post

Hypernyms ("newel" is a kind of...):

post (an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The central pillar of a circular staircase

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("newel" is a kind of...):

column; pillar ((architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure)