COLON
Scrabble letter values: C3O1L1O1N1 = 7
Definition
- noun the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum.
- noun the basic unit of money in El Salvador. — synonyms: El_Salvadoran_colon
- noun the basic unit of money in Costa Rica. — synonyms: Costa_Rican_colon
- noun a port city at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal. — synonyms: Aspinwall
- 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).
Examples
- “it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted”
- “equal to 100 centavos”
- “equal to 100 centimos”