COLON as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum
   • it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted
   Hypernyms(s) colon is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • large intestine (what does large intestine mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • megacolon (what does megacolon mean?)
   • transverse colon (what does transverse colon mean?)
   • ascending colon (what does ascending colon mean?)
   • descending colon (what does descending colon mean?)
   • sigmoid colon (what does sigmoid colon mean?)
   • sigmoid flexure (what does sigmoid flexure mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a punctuation mark (:) used after a word introducing a series or an example or an explanation (or after the salutation of a business letter)
   Hypernyms(s) colon is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • punctuation (what does punctuation mean?)
   • punctuation mark (what does punctuation mark mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a port city at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal
   Synonym(s)
   • Aspinwall (what does Aspinwall mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) Colon is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • city (what does city mean?)
   • metropolis (what does metropolis mean?)
   • urban center (what does urban center mean?)
   • port (what does port mean?)
4. Meaning
   • the basic unit of money in Costa Rica
   • equal to 100 centimos
   Synonym(s)
   • Costa Rican colon (what does Costa Rican colon mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) colon is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • Costa Rican monetary unit (what does Costa Rican monetary unit mean?)
5. Meaning
   • the basic unit of money in El Salvador
   • equal to 100 centavos
   Synonym(s)
   • El Salvadoran colon (what does El Salvadoran colon mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) colon is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • El Salvadoran monetary unit (what does El Salvadoran monetary unit mean?)