colon

(noun)

noun

1. the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted

Definition categories: body

2. the basic unit of money in El Salvador; equal to 100 centavos

Definition categories: quantity

3. the basic unit of money in Costa Rica; equal to 100 centimos

Definition categories: quantity

4. a port city at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal

Definition categories: location

5. a punctuation mark (:) used after a word introducing a series or an example or an explanation (or after the salutation of a business letter)

Definition categories: communication, punctuation