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Which piece of text uses this meaning of colon?

colon noun a punctuation mark that introduces a list or an explanation

Mrs. Hickman skimmed the draft of her student's paper and pointed to a line. "You need a colon here," she instructed.

Healthy bacteria in the colon help to digest food, absorb nutrients, synthesize vitamin K, and prevent the growth of bad bacteria that you may ingest with food.

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Which piece of text uses this meaning of cobbler?

cobbler noun a fruit pie with a thick crust

Colonial Williamsburg is a living history museum that features actors portraying a blacksmith, a cobbler, an apothecary, and other occupations that were popular in the 1700s.

The minted watermelon sorbet was delicious, but I enjoyed the peach cobbler even more.

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Some words have more than one meaning.

Words that are spelled and pronounced the same way but have different meanings are called homonyms.

Jessica struck the match and held it against the tinder to start the campfire.

What color furniture would match the maroon carpeting?

Words that are spelled the same way but have different pronunciations and meanings are called homographs.

The double bass is the largest string instrument in an orchestra.

In this sentence, bass rhymes with case.

Bass is a variety of spiny-finned freshwater and saltwater fish.

In this sentence, bass rhymes with grass.

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The word cobbler has more than one meaning. The question asks for this meaning:

cobbler noun a fruit pie with a thick crust

Consider the first answer choice.

Colonial Williamsburg is a living history museum that features actors portraying a blacksmith, a cobbler, an apothecary, and other occupations that were popular in the 1700s.

Here, cobbler means a person who repairs shoes. This is not the correct answer.

Consider the second answer choice.

The minted watermelon sorbet was delicious, but I enjoyed the peach cobbler even more.

Here, cobbler means a fruit pie with a thick crust. This is the correct answer.

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