Definition of cons Cons
/kɑˈnz/ - [kanz] - cons
We found 7 definitions of cons from 2 different sources.
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Wiktionary 
- cons (Noun)
Plural of lang=en. - cons (Noun)
A data structure in LISP that is a pair of pointers, car and cdr, used mainly for lists. - cons (Verb)
To obtain a list from a cons or a nesting of conses; to prepend an element to a list by forming a cons of that element and the list; to obtain a list from a smaller one by repeated application of such kind of prepending.
Part of speech
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NounPlural: cons |
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| con - an argument opposed to a proposal | ||
| argument, statement a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable; if f(x)=y, x is the independent variable | ||
| con - a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property | ||
| bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, confidence trick, confidence game, con game, gyp, hustle, sting, flimflam | ||
| swindle, cheat, rig the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme; "that book is a fraud" | ||
| con - a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison | ||
| convict, inmate, yard bird, yardbird | ||
| prisoner, captive a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war | ||
| lifer a prisoner serving a term of life imprisonment | ||
Adverb |
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| con - in opposition to a proposition, opinion, etc.; "much was written pro and con" | ||
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Wiktionary
- con (Noun)
A disadvantage of something, especially when contrasted with its advantages pros. - con (Noun)
A convicted criminal, a convict. - con (Noun)
A fraud; something carried out with the intention of deceiving, usually for personal, often illegal, gain. - con (Noun)
The navigational direction of a ship. - con (Noun)
An organized gathering such as a convention or conference. - con (Verb)
To study, especially in order to gain knowledge of. - con (Verb)
To know, understand, acknowledge. - con (Verb)
To conduct the movements of a ship at sea. - con (Verb)
To trick or defraud, usually for personal gain. - con (Verb)
To give the necessary orders to the helmsman to steer a ship in the required direction through a channel etc.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- con (adv.)
Against the affirmative side; in opposition; on the negative side; -- The antithesis of pro, and usually in connection with it. See Pro. - con (v. t.)
To know; to understand; to acknowledge. - con (v. t.)
To study in order to know; to peruse; to learn; to commit to memory; to regard studiously. - con (v. t.)
To conduct, or superintend the steering of (a vessel); to watch the course of (a vessel) and direct the helmsman how to steer.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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To deceive someone deliberately in order to make a financial gain. -
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A person convicted of a crime by a judicial body. -
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A negative or unwanted consequence or side effect of a solution. -
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A language of the lame group spoken in Laos in the province of Luang Namtha, south-west of Vieng Pou Kha.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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kon, v.t. to study carefully: to commit to memory:—pr.p. con′ning; pa.p. conned.—n. Con′ning, learning by heart; poring over. [A.S. cunnian, to try to know—cunnan, to know.] -
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Conn, kon, kun, v.t. to direct the steering of a ship.—n. the act of conning.—ns. Con′ning, directing the steering; Con′ning-tow′er, the pilot-house of a war-ship. [Prob. conn. with preceding.] -
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kon, n. a knock. [Fr. cogner, to knock.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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See CONN.
