colon
(noun) the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted
colon
(noun) a punctuation mark (:) used after a word introducing a series or an example or an explanation (or after the salutation of a business letter)
Colon, Aspinwall
(noun) a port city at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal
colon, Costa Rican colon
(noun) the basic unit of money in Costa Rica; equal to 100 centimos
colon, El Salvadoran colon
(noun) the basic unit of money in El Salvador; equal to 100 centavos
Source: WordNet® 3.1
colon (plural colons or cola)
The punctuation mark ":".
(rare) The triangular colon (especially in context of not being able to type the actual triangular colon).
(rhetoric) A rhetorical figure consisting of a clause which is grammatically, but not logically, complete.
(palaeography) A clause or group of clauses written as a line, or taken as a standard of measure in ancient manuscripts or texts.
• (punctuation mark): colon-point (obsolete)
colon (plural colons or cola)
(anatomy) Part of the large intestine; the final segment of the digestive system, after (distal to) the ileum and before (proximal to) the anus.
• (final segment of digestive system): large bowel
• (segment of digestive system): large intestine
colon (plural colons)
(obsolete) A husbandman.
A European colonial settler, especially in a French colony.
• Locon, locon, lonco
Colon
A surname.
• Locon, locon, lonco
Source: Wiktionary
Co"lon, n. Etym: [L. colon, colum, limb, member, the largest of the intestines, fr. Gr. colon. Cf. Colic.]
1. (Anat.)
Definition: That part of the large intestines which extends from the cæcum to the rectum.
Note: [See Illust of Digestion.]
2. (Gram.)
Definition: A point or character, formed thus [:], used to separate parts of a sentence that are complete in themselves and nearly independent, often taking the place of a conjunction.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
