Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun newel

2 senses of newel

Sense 1
newel post, newel -- (the post at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs; it supports the handrail)
       => post -- (an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position; "he set a row of posts in the ground and strung barbwire between them")

Sense 2
newel -- (the central pillar of a circular staircase)
       => column, pillar -- ((architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure)