cons

/ˈkɑns/ · noun

Meaning

A disadvantage of something, especially when contrasted with its advantages (pros).
(abbreviation) conservative
A convicted criminal, a convict.
A fraud; something carried out with the intention of deceiving, usually for personal, often illegal, gain.
An organized gathering such as a convention, conference or congress.
The conversion of part of a building.
A data structure in LISP that is a pair of pointers, car and cdr, used mainly for lists.
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.
To study or examine carefully, especially in order to gain knowledge of; to learn, or learn by heart.
To know, understand, acknowledge.
To trick or defraud, usually for personal gain.
To direct a ship; to superintend the steering of (a vessel); to watch the course of (a vessel) and direct the helmsman how to steer (especially through a channel, etc, rather than steer a compass direction).

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