Thesaurus / con
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“Chaplet”—a wreath or garland signed for by him in his ambitious hopes—expresses his birth-date by Con.
ASSIMILATIVE MEMORYMARCUS DWIGHT LARROWE (AKA PROF. A. LOISETTE)Mister Public is further deceived in believing that the 'con man' who has a pitch nearby is connected with the enterprise.
DAVID LANNARCK, MIDGETGEORGE S. HARNEYThere was a large collection of ladies, amongst whom were two of the most celebrated in the capital—Seora Maria Con.
THE EXPEDITIONS OF ZEBULON MONTGOMERY PIKE, VOLUME II (OF 3)ELLIOTT COUESCapella is lo-cat-ed in the con-stell-a-tion which you call Auriga.
JUBILATION, U.S.A.G. L. VANDENBURGCon them over a few times, and they will turn into letters of light.
BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, VOLUME 57, NO. 356, JUNE, 1845VARIOUSCon., oh, Con., you don't think—you can't think that she loved that—that beast?
THE DIAMOND COTERIELAWRENCE L. LYNCHI drank hard all that day after they told me, Con., but not one drop since; not one.
THE DIAMOND COTERIELAWRENCE L. LYNCHNo, Con., that's of no use, I should know myself for a liar all the time.
THE DIAMOND COTERIELAWRENCE L. LYNCHNow, Con., my father thinks you infallible, and you can do anything with Frank.
THE DIAMOND COTERIELAWRENCE L. LYNCHThe four interior figures, viz., 9091 is a clear case of Con.
ASSIMILATIVE MEMORYMARCUS DWIGHT LARROWE (AKA PROF. A. LOISETTE)WORDS RELATED TO CON
- bamboozle
- be dishonest
- beat
- beat out of
- beguile
- betray
- bilk
- buffalo
- burn
- cheat
- circumvent
- clip
- con
- cozen
- cross up
- defraud
- delude
- disappoint
- double-cross
- dupe
- ensnare
- entrap
- fake
- falsify
- fleece
- fool
- gouge
- gull
- hoax
- hoodwink
- hook
- humbug
- impose upon
- lead on
- mislead
- outwit
- play joke on
- pull fast one
- put on
- put up a smokescreen
- rob
- scam
- screw
- sell
- skin
- suck in
- swindle
- take advantage of
- take for
- take for ride
- take in
- take to cleaners
- trick
- victimize
- bamboozles
- beats
- beats out of
- beguiles
- betrays
- bilks
- buffalos
- burns
- cheats
- circumvents
- clips
- cons
- cozens
- crosses up
- defrauds
- deludes
- disappoints
- double-crosses
- dupes
- ensnares
- entraps
- fakes
- falsifies
- fleeces
- fools
- gouges
- gulls
- hoaxes
- hoodwinks
- hooks
- humbugs
- imposes upon
- leads on
- outwits
- plays joke on
- pulls fast one
- puts on
- robs
- scams
- screws
- sells
- skins
- sucks in
- swindles
- takes advantage of
- takes for
- takes for ride
- takes in
- takes to cleaners
- tricks
- victimizes
- bilk
- bluff
- boondoggle
- catch
- cheat
- chicane
- con
- con game
- confidence game
- cover-up
- crock
- decoy
- device
- dodge
- fallacy
- fast one
- fast shuffle
- feint
- fib
- fraud
- gimmick
- hoax
- hogwash
- hustle
- illusion
- imposture
- jive
- lie
- malarkey
- mare's-nest
- pretext
- ride
- ruse
- scam
- sham
- shift
- shuck
- snare
- snow job
- stall
- sting
- story
- stratagem
- subterfuge
- swindle
- trap
- trick
- whitewash
- wile
- wrinkle
- accomplished
- achieved
- acted
- arranged
- brought about
- caused
- closed
- completed
- concluded
- cooked
- created
- determined
- did one's thing
- discharged
- effected
- ended
- engaged in
- executed
- finished
- fixed
- fulfilled
- got ready
- got with it
- looked after
- made
- made ready
- moved
- operated
- organized
- performed
- prepared
- produced
- pulled off
- saw to
- succeeded
- took care of business
- took on
- transacted
- undertook
- was responsible for
- went for it
- worked
- wound up
- wrapped up
- alter
- angle
- belie
- bend
- bias
- buckle
- change
- collapse
- color
- con
- contort
- crush
- curve
- deceive
- decline
- deteriorate
- deviate
- disfigure
- doctor
- fake
- fudge
- garble
- gnarl
- knot
- lie
- make out like
- mangle
- melt
- misconstrue
- misinterpret
- misrepresent
- misshape
- pervert
- phony up
- put one on
- sag
- scam
- slant
- slump
- snow
- torture
- trump up
- twist
- warp
- whitewash
- wind
- wrench
- writhe
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