colon
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted
Types & categories
- large intestine hypernym
- megacolon hyponym
- transverse colon hyponym
- ascending colon hyponym
- descending colon hyponym
- sigmoid colon hyponym
Parts & wholes
- sigmoid vein part meronym
Related & opposite
- colonic derivation
Sense 2 noun
the basic unit of money in El Salvador; equal to 100 centavos
Types & categories
- El Salvadoran monetary unit hypernym
Parts & wholes
- centavo part meronym
Sense 3 noun
the basic unit of money in Costa Rica; equal to 100 centimos
Types & categories
- Costa Rican monetary unit hypernym
Parts & wholes
- centimo part meronym
Sense 4 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)
Types & categories
- punctuation mark hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | colonic |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | sigmoid vein |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | large intestine |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | megacolon |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | transverse colon |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ascending colon |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | descending colon |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sigmoid colon |
| 2 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | centavo |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | El Salvadoran monetary unit |
| 3 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | centimo |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | Costa Rican monetary unit |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | punctuation mark |