noun Download 🔗Share The punctuation mark ":". Examples : "The teacher said to use a colon after the introduction in our list. " grammar mark writing language Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The triangular colon (especially in context of not being able to type the actual triangular colon). Examples : "The teacher wrote a list of instructions, but the "colon" symbol was missing from the document. " grammar writing language Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A rhetorical figure consisting of a clause which is grammatically, but not logically, complete. Examples : "The teacher's statement, "My students are prepared, and (pause), now is the time for testing," used a colon to introduce a grammatically complete but logically related idea. " grammar linguistics language Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A clause or group of clauses written as a line, or taken as a standard of measure in ancient manuscripts or texts. Examples : "The teacher wrote the first few lines of the poem on the board as a colon for the students to copy. " language writing literature grammar history Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Part of the large intestine; the final segment of the digestive system, after (distal to) the ileum and before (proximal to) the anus. Examples : "The doctor explained that the colon plays a crucial role in absorbing water from food waste. " organ anatomy body physiology medicine biology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A husbandman. Examples : "The colon, a hardworking farmer, planted his corn crop early in the spring. " agriculture job person Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A European colonial settler, especially in a French colony. Examples : "Many colons in Algeria struggled to understand the perspective of the native Algerians. " history person politics world nation government Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading