colon
/ˈkoʊlən/
noun
- A punctuation mark (:) used to introduce a list, a quotation, an explanation, or a related idea.
- Please bring the following items: a pen, a notebook, and a ruler.
- He had one goal: to finish the race.
- The teacher wrote on the board: 'A colon can introduce a list.'
- The main part of the large intestine, which absorbs water and salts from digested food.
- Fiber helps keep the colon healthy.
- The colon is about five feet long in adults.
- The doctor recommended a colon screening for patients over 50.
- A unit of currency in Costa Rica and El Salvador (the Costa Rican colón and Salvadoran colón).
- The Salvadoran colón is no longer in use, replaced by the U.S. dollar.
- She exchanged dollars for colones at the bank in San Salvador.
- The souvenir cost 500 colones in Costa Rica.