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con1 British & World English

persuade (someone) to do or believe something by lying to them

con2 British & World English

a disadvantage of or argument against something

con4 British & World English

study attentively or learn by heart (a piece of writing)

con5 British & World English

a convention, especially one for science-fiction enthusiasts

con ( also conn)6 British & World English

direct the steering of (a ship)

Con. British & World English

Conservative (denoting the political affiliation of a Member of Parliament)

con- British & World English

variant spelling of com- assimilated before c, d, f, g, j, n, q, s, t, v, and sometimes before vowels (as in concord, condescend, confide, etc.).

ex-con British & World English

an ex-convict

air con British & World English

short for air conditioning.

con rod British & World English

informal term for connecting rod.

body-con British & World English

relating to or denoting a very tight-fitting style of clothing

con amore British & World English

(especially as a direction) with tenderness

con brio British & World English

(especially as a direction) with vigour

con moto British & World English

(especially as a direction) with movement

con trick British & World English

informal term for confidence trick.

nem. con. British & World English

with no one dissenting; unanimously

con artist British & World English

a person who cheats or tricks others by persuading them to believe something that is not true

con sordino British & World English

(especially as a direction) with the use of a mute

con spirito British & World English

(as a direction) vigorously; in a spirited manner

arroz con pollo British & World English

a Spanish and Latin American dish of chicken and rice simmered with tomatoes, stock, and herbs

chilli con carne British & World English

a stew of minced beef and beans flavoured with chillies or chilli powder

conman British & World English

a man who cheats or tricks someone by means of a confidence trick

neocon British & World English

(in politics) a person with neoconservative views

retcon British & World English

(in a film, television series, or other fictional work) a piece of new information that imposes a different interpretation on previously described events, typically used to facilitate a dramatic plot shift or account for an inconsistency

conacre British & World English

(in Ireland) the letting by a tenant of small portions of land prepared for crops or grazing