15-letter words containing con
- a false economy — If you describe an attempt to save money as a false economy, you mean that you have not saved any money as you will have to spend a lot more later.
- ab urbe condita — from the founding of the city (Rome, about 753 b.c.). Abbreviation: A.U.C.
- act of congress — a law that has been passed by both houses of the US Congress and signed by the president; if the president has chosen to veto the bill, it can be passed by a two-thirds majority in Congress
- air conditioned — If a room or vehicle is air conditioned, the air in it is kept cool and dry by means of a special machine.
- air conditioner — An air conditioner is a machine which keeps the air in a building cool and dry.
- airconditioning — Alternative spelling of air conditioning.
- albany congress — a meeting of delegates from seven American colonies, held in 1754 at Albany, New York, at which Benjamin Franklin proposed a plan (Albany Plan of Union) for unifying the colonies.
- alcohol content — the amount of alcohol that is present in an alcoholic drink
- anti-conformist — a person who conforms, especially unquestioningly, to the usual practices or standards of a group, society, etc.
- anticonvulsants — Plural form of anticonvulsant.
- arroz con pollo — a Latin American dish consisting of chicken and rice cooked usually with saffron
- at the controls — If someone is at the controls of a machine or other piece of equipment, they are operating it.
- baconian method — induction (def 4a).
- baconian theory — the theory attributing the authorship of Shakespeare's plays to Francis Bacon.
- balance control — a state of equilibrium or equipoise; equal distribution of weight, amount, etc.
- barn conversion — the adaptation of a farm barn into a building serving a different use, such as a house or commercial premises
- benefit concert — a concert to raise money for charity
- beta conversion — (theory) A term from lambda-calculus for beta reduction or beta abstraction.
- bits per second — (communications, unit) (bps, b/s) The unit in which data rate is measured. For example, a modem's data rate is usually measured in kilobits per second. In 1996, the maximum modem speed for use on the PSTN was 33.6 kbps, rising to 56 kbps in 1997. Note that kilo- (k), mega- (M), etc. in data rates denote powers of 1000, not 1024.
- boa constrictor — A boa constrictor is a large snake that kills animals by wrapping itself round their bodies and squeezing them to death. Boa constrictors are found mainly in South and Central America and the West Indies.
- bone conduction — the transmission of sound vibrations to the internal ear through the cranial bones (opposed to air conduction).
- bucket conveyor — a conveyor consisting of an endless chain with a series of buckets attached at regular intervals, used for moving ore, gravel, grain, or other bulk materials.
- case conference — a meeting at which all the parties involved in a medical, legal, or social work case come together to discuss it
- chamber concert — a concert of chamber music
- chief constable — A Chief Constable is the officer who is in charge of the police force in a particular county or area in Britain.
- chile con carne — chili con carne
- chili con carne — Chili con carne is a dish made from meat, with a thick sauce of tomatoes, and powdered or fresh chilies.
- cinder concrete — concrete having small coal clinkers as an aggregate.
- class-conscious — Someone who is class-conscious is very aware of the differences between the various classes of people in society, and often has a strong feeling of belonging to a particular class.
- climate control — air conditioning in a building or vehicle
- coconsciousness — the state or position of being coconscious
- coconut matting — a form of coarse matting made from the fibrous husk of the coconut
- code of conduct — The code of conduct for a group or organization is an agreement on rules of behaviour for the members of that group or organization.
- colour contrast — the change in the appearance of a colour surrounded by another colour; for example, grey looks bluish if surrounded by yellow
- command economy — In a command economy, business activities and the use of resources are decided by the government, and not by market forces.
- con espressione — (to be performed) with feeling; expressively
- concavo-concave — (esp of a lens) having both sides concave; biconcave
- concealed-carry — the practice of carrying a concealed gun or other weapon in public.
- conceivableness — The state or quality of being conceivable.
- conception rate — the success rate of artificial insemination in agricultural animals, usually expressed as a percentage
- conceptualising — Present participle of conceptualise.
- conceptualistic — Of or pertaining to conceptualism.
- conceptualizing — Present participle of conceptualize.
- concern oneself — to busy oneself (with, about, over, in something); take an interest
- concert pianist — a person who earns a living from giving solo performances on the piano in front of audiences
- concertmistress — the first violinist in an orchestra
- concerto grosso — a composition for an orchestra and a group of soloists, chiefly of the baroque period
- concession road — (esp in Ontario) one of a series of roads separating concessions in a township
- concessionaires — a person, group, or company to whom a concession has been granted, especially to operate a subsidiary business or service: a popcorn concessionaire at a baseball park.
- concrete jungle — If you refer to a city or area as a concrete jungle, you mean that it has a lot of modern buildings and you think it is ugly or unpleasant to live in.
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