colon

(noun) the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted.

(noun) the basic unit of money in El Salvador; equal to 100 centavos. Synonyms: El Salvadoran colon.

(noun) the basic unit of money in Costa Rica; equal to 100 centimos. Synonyms: Costa Rican colon.

(noun) a port city at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal. Synonyms: Colon, 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).