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1. ascending
adjective. ['əˈsɛndɪŋ'] moving or going or growing upward.
Synonyms
- up
- acclivitous
- ascendent
- highflying
- uphill
- rising
- ascensive
- scandent
- upward
- ascendant
Antonyms
- down
- fall
- deflate
- stand still
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Rhymes with Ascending Colon
- semi-colon
- ;semi-colon
- margolin
- swollen
- stolen
- tolen
- tolan
- solon
- solan
- rolon
- rolen
- rolan
- polen
- polan
- nolan
- molen
- holen
- holan
- golan
- folan
- dollan
- dolen
- dolan
- :colon
- colen
- colan
- bowlen
- bolon
- bolen
- bolan
Sentences with ascending-colon
1. Noun Phrase
Bet you haven't given your ascending colon much thought lately, right?
2. Noun Phrase
And some of those diseases may impair the way your ascending colon works.
3. Noun Phrase
Diverticulitis is another disease that can affect the ascending colon.
2. ascending
noun. ['əˈsɛndɪŋ'] the act of changing location in an upward direction.
Synonyms
- movement
- mount
- levitation
- ascension
- motion
- soar
- zoom
- climb
- ascent
- rise
- move
- heaving
Antonyms
- opening
- retreat
- natural depression
- hop out
3. colon
noun. ['ˈkoʊlən'] the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted.
Synonyms
- sigmoid colon
- large intestine
- descending colon
- ascending colon
- vena sigmoideus
- sigmoid vein
- transverse colon
- sigmoid flexure
Etymology
- colon (Latin)
- κόλον (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
4. colon
noun. ['ˈkoʊlən'] a punctuation mark (:) used after a word introducing a series or an example or an explanation (or after the salutation of a business letter).
Synonyms
- punctuation mark
Etymology
- colon (Latin)
- κόλον (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
5. colon
noun. ['ˈkoʊlən'] the basic unit of money in El Salvador; equal to 100 centavos.
Synonyms
- El Salvadoran colon
- El Salvadoran monetary unit
Etymology
- colon (Latin)
- κόλον (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
6. colon
noun. ['ˈkoʊlən'] the basic unit of money in Costa Rica; equal to 100 centimos.
Synonyms
- Costa Rican monetary unit
- Costa Rican colon
Etymology
- colon (Latin)
- κόλον (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
7. Colon
noun. a port city at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal.
Synonyms
- Republic of Panama
- Aspinwall