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con job
nounC1
/ˈkɒn ˌdʒɒb/A deception, fraud, or swindle; a trick meant to cheat someone.
con man
nounB2
/ˈkɒn ˌmæn/A person who cheats or tricks others by gaining their trust and then deceiving them for money or other benefits.
con rod
nounLow
/ˈkɒn ˌrɒd/A short metal bar that connects a piston to a crankshaft in an internal combustion engine.
con trick
nounB2
/ˈkɒn ˌtrɪk/A dishonest scheme designed to trick someone into giving away money or valuables.
conacre
nounVery Low
/ˈkəʊneɪkə/In Ireland, a system of letting land in small plots or strips for a single season's crop (especially potatoes), typically to labourers or cottiers.
conad
nounVery Low
/ˈkəʊ.næd/A proper noun referring to a specific organization or entity, typically a company name or acronym.
conakry
nounLow Frequency
/ˈkɒnəkri/The capital city of the Republic of Guinea in West Africa.
conan
nounLow
/ˈkəʊnən/A given name of Celtic/Irish origin meaning 'little wolf' or 'hound', often associated with characters in popular fiction.
conan doyle
nounC1
/ˈkəʊnən dɔɪl/Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930), the Scottish-born British writer and physician, creator of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes.
conant
nounVery Low
/ˈkəʊ.nənt/An American surname of Irish origin.
conation
nounRare/Academic
/kəʊˈneɪʃ(ə)n/The mental faculty of purposeful striving, intention, volition, or will; the aspect of mind directed toward action and effort.
conative
adjectivenounLow
/ˈkəʊnətɪv/Relating to the mental faculty of desiring, willing, or striving; of or pertaining to volition or effort.
conatus
nounVery Rare
/kəʊˈneɪtəs/An innate impulse or striving by a thing to continue to exist and enhance itself; an effort or endeavour.
concatenate
adjectiveverbverb-transitiveC2
/kənˈkætɪneɪt/To link or chain things together in a series.
concatenation
nounC2
/kənˌkæt.əˈneɪ.ʃən/A series of things linked together or occurring in succession.
concave
adjectivenounverb+1C1/C2
/ˈkɒn.keɪv/Curved inwards, like the inner surface of a sphere or a bowl.
concavity
nounC1
/kɒnˈkæv.ə.ti/A shape or surface that curves inward, like the inside of a bowl or cave.
conceal
verbverb-transitiveB2
/kənˈsiːl/To deliberately hide something or someone from sight or knowledge.
concealed carry
nounB2
/kənˈsiːld ˈkæri/The practice of carrying a hidden firearm (typically a handgun) on one's person in public.
concealment
nounC1
/kənˈsiːlmənt/The action of hiding something or the state of being hidden.

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