pon
/pɒn/US/pɑn/
pon noun: a call for forming a set of three identical tiles using a discarded tile. Also the alternative spelling of 'pon.
Noun (1)
pon (plural pons)
Noun (2) capitalized: PON
PON (countable and uncountable, plural PONs)
- Initialism of passive optical network, technology and standards for fiber-optic broadband access.
Proper noun capitalized: Pon
Pon (plural Pons)
- A surname.
Also used as
pon is also the alternative spelling of 'pon.
pon is also the clipping of ponteng.
Synonyms of pon
Forms of pon
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | pons |
| plural | PONs |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | pons |
| present participle | ponning |
| past participle | ponned |
| past | ponned |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Pons |
Origin of pon
Borrowed from Japanese 碰 (pon).
Chinese surname, variant Romanizations of: * 潘 and 盤 /盘 (pán) (see Pan) * 彭 (see Peng) * possibly Romanized from names such as 邦 (bāng)), monosyllabic personal names.
Phrases with pon
Words that rhyme with pon
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- foregone
- mon
- qanon
- scone
- swan
- thereupon
- tick on
- wan
- a ton
- chignon
- con
- electron
- got it going on
- jupon
- ron
- soupçon
- thereon
- Toulon
- whereupon
- Yonne
- -hon
- -plon
- agone
- begone
- bent on
- build on
- build upon
- c'mon
- catch oneself on
- chron
- cock on
- Comecon
- conn
- cop oneself on
- Gabon
- garçon
- hither and yon
- hon
- macron
- microraion
- mont
- Perpignan
- phon
- raion
- shone
- sine qua non
- sine quibus non
- Sir John
Questions about pon
- What does pon mean?
- Pon means a call for forming a set of three identical tiles using a discarded tile.
- What part of speech is pon?
- Pon can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce pon?
- Pon is pronounced /pɒn/ (UK).
- What is the plural of pon?
- The plural of pon is pons.
Words near pon in the dictionary
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