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con::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | learn, memorise, memorize |
| Type of | study, hit the books |
| Has types | understudy, alternate |
con::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con game, confidence game, confidence trick, flimflam, hustle, sting |
| Type of | swindle, cheat, rig |
| Has types | sting operation |
| Type | Words |
|---|
much was written pro and con.
Examples of con
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Con is taking the children to the high Himalayas this summer, but I'm not going.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Yes, he was a spiritual man, but the cross was nothing more than a cover, a con.
From the bostonherald.com
She is easy to appease with a bowl of arroz con leche and her favorite cartoons.
From the kentucky.com
The Mexican spud, with cheese, chilli con carne and fresh sour cream, was yummy.
From the citynews.com.au
The special interests could dominate a con-con only if we, the people, let them.
From the freep.com
A 1930s con man teams up with a precocious 9-year-old who could be his daughter.
From the post-gazette.com
The deal has thus far drawn relatively little reaction, pro or con, in Congress.
From the omaha.com
Diesel's fugitive ex-con Dom Toretto is back in Los Angeles and out for revenge.
From the sacbee.com
A faith healer backed by a con man is redeemed by her love for a blind ex-pilot.
From the post-gazette.com
- An argument opposed to a proposal
- In opposition to a proposition, opinion, etc.; "much was written pro and con"
- Victimize: deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"
- Convict: a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
- Memorize: commit to memory; learn by heart; "Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?"
- Bunco: a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
- Con is a television series on Comedy Central in which con artist Skyler Stone revealed the secrets of his profession by performing confidence tricks, scams, and hoaxes of various degrees of complexity on camera. ...
- The Con is Tegan and Sara's fifth full-length studio album, released on July 24, 2007 (February 18, 2008 in the United Kingdom). ...
- The Con is a 1998 television movie starring William H. Macy and Rebecca De Mornay. It was directed by Steven Schachter and written by Macy and Schachter, who shared the 1999 Lone Star Film & Television Award for Best TV Teleplay.
