CONS

"CONS" is a plural of: con.

Date "CONS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1600. (references)

Computing

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Reasoning,

Arguments, reasons, pros and cons.

Crosswords: CONS

The I strong, we ride strong, never lie cons (Feels Good; performing artist: Naughty By Nature)

The Cons and the Blondes (1970)

Bande de cons! (1970)

Jeu de cons (2001)

Pros and Cons (1991)

Le Roi des cons (1981)

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Books

• Sand Dune Stabilization, Shelterbelts and Afforestation in Dry Zones (Fao Cons Guide 10/F2824) (reference)

• Causation/Delay Cons (reference)

• Tigers of the World: The Biology, Biopolitics, Management, and Conservation of an Endangered Species (Noyes Series in Animal Behavior, Ecology, Cons) (reference)

• Break away from the greatest cons (reference)

• The Best Democracy Money Can Buy: An Investigative Reporter Exposes the Truth about Globalization, Corporate Cons, and High Finance Fraudsters (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• Options Clearing Corporation & Commerce Clearing Houses Cons (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies

• Cons, Scams and Swindles-20th Century with Mike Wallace (reference)

• Pros & Cons (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Brandenburg Cons 1-3 (reference)

• Cons One/Two/Three Vns (reference)

• The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking (reference)

• This Is the Modern World/All Mod Cons (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

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Coon Cons Coyote : an Indian "X-rated" comedy directed by Hanay Geiogamah. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Health

Discuss the pros and cons of each treatment with your health care team and family. (references)

People may want to discuss any concerns or questions they have about screening with their doctors, so they can weigh the pros and cons and make informed decisions about having screening tests. (references)

However, treatment by hysterectomy in a woman of reproductive age means that she will no longer be able to bear children and hysterectomy may have other effects, both physical and psychological, as well. A woman considering hysterectomy should discuss the pros and cons thoroughly with her physicians. (references)

Economic History

Switzerland

The pros and cons of adopting a licensing strategy must, however, be compared to other methods of market entry. (references)

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Expressions using "CONS": discuss the pros and cons ♦ mod cons ♦ pros and cons ♦ tail recursion modulo cons ♦ the pros and cons ♦ the pros and the cons ♦ weigh the pros and cons. Additional references.

Beginning with "CONS": Cons-boutboul.

Ending with "CONS": mod-cons.

Albanian

votë pro dhe kundër (the pros and the cons), pro dhe kundrat (the pros and cons), pro dhe kundër (the pros and cons). (various references)

Bulgarian 

съображения за и против (pros and cons), гласове за и против (the pros and cons, the pros and the cons), доводи за и против (pros and cons). (various references)

Czech

výhody a nevýhody (the pros and cons), pro a proti (pro and con, the pros and cons, the pros and the cons). (various references)

Finnish

puolesta ja vastaan puhuvat seikat (pros and cons). (various references)

French

continuous (continu), CONS (continu). (various references)

German

CONS (continu), ununterbrochen (continually, continuous, continuously, incessant, incessantly, non-stop, solid, solidly, steadily, steady, unbroken, uninterrupted), durchgehend (constant, continuous, direct, non-stop, passing, perusing, right through, round the clock, through, throughout, thru). (various references)

Greek 

σύγχρονες ανέσεις (mod cons), σταθμίζω (plumb, ponder, weigh pros and cons), τα υπέρ και τα κατά (pros and cons), τα υπέρ καί τα κατά (pros and cons, pros and the cons). (various references)

Hungarian

mellette és ellene szóló érvek (pros and cons). (various references)

Italian

continuo (abiding, ceaseless, continual, continuous, hourly, incessant, lasting, non-stop, running, steady), CONS (continu). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

賛否両論 (the pros and cons), 利害得失 (advantages and disadvantages, pros and cons). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

さ�"ぴりょうろ�" (the pros and cons), りがいとくしつ (advantages and disadvantages, pros and cons). (various references)

Manx

daa heu jeh'n skeeal (pros and cons). (various references)

Pig Latin

onscay

Romanian

discuta toate aspectele unei probleme (discuss the pros and cons), argumente pro şi contra (pros and cons). (various references)

Russian 

за и против (pro and con, pro tem, the pros and the cons), аргумент за и против (pros and cons), доводы за и против (the pros and cons). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

za i protiv (con: the pros and cons, pro and con, pro: the pros and the cons). (various references)

Swedish

väga för- och nackdelar mot varandra (weigh the pros and cons), skälen för och emot (the pros and cons). (various references)

Turkish

lehte ve aleyhteki öneriler (the pros and cons), lehte ve aleyhte olanlar (pros and cons). (various references)

Derivations

Words beginning with "CONS": consanguine, consanguineous, consanguineously, consanguinities, consanguinity, conscience, conscienceless, consciences, conscientious, conscientiously, conscientiousness, conscientiousnesses, conscionable, conscious, consciouses, consciously, consciousness, consciousnesses, conscribe, conscribed, conscribes, conscribing, conscript, conscripted, conscripting, conscription, conscriptions, conscripts, consecrate, consecrated, consecrates, consecrating, consecration, consecrations, consecrative, consecrator, consecrators, consecratory, consecution, consecutions, consecutive, consecutively, consecutiveness, consecutivenesses, consensual, consensually, consensus, consensuses, consent, consentaneous, consentaneously. (additional references)

Words ending with "CONS": aglycons, alencons, archdeacons, bacons, beacons, catholicons, chawbacons, deacons, falcons, ferrosilicons, flacons, garcons, gascons, gerfalcons, gyrfalcons, helicons, icons, lexicons, limacons, macons, mascons, orthicons, pantechnicons, racons, recons, replicons, silicons, soupcons, stereopticons, subdeacons, vidicons, zircons. (additional references)

Words containing "CONS": anticonservation, anticonservationist, anticonservationists, anticonservations, anticonsumer, anticonsumers, archconservative, archconservatives, coconspirator, coconspirators, counterconspiracies, counterconspiracy, deconsecrate, deconsecrated, deconsecrates, deconsecrating, deconsecration, deconsecrations, deconstruct, deconstructed, deconstructing, deconstruction, deconstructionist, deconstructionists, deconstructions, deconstructive, deconstructor, deconstructors, deconstructs, disconsolate, disconsolately, disconsolateness, disconsolatenesses, disconsolation, disconsolations, hyperconscious, hyperconsciousness, hyperconsciousnesses, inconscient, inconsecutive, inconsequence, inconsequences, inconsequent, inconsequential, inconsequentialities, inconsequentiality, inconsequentially, inconsequently, inconsiderable, inconsiderableness, inconsiderablenesses. (additional references)

Misspellings

"CONS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: cens, cesn, choons, cins, cions, cmon, cno, cnst, cnw, cognes, cois, comnes, coms, cona, conas, conass, conc, concf, concs, cond, conese, coni, conna, conns, connu, cono, conq, consa, consc, conse, conshi, consi, conso, consp, consv, consy, conv, Conza, Conze, coonass, cooni, Cosne, couns, coxs, cozs, cpones, crohns, crons, cronz, Cunes, cunn, cuns, econs, konst, Mcjones, ochs, ocs, onz, vonns. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: con, cos, nos, ons, son.

-2 letters: no, on, os, so.

+1 letter: canso, cions, clons, coins, cones, conks, conns, conus, coons, corns, icons, nocks, onces, scion, scone, scorn, sonic, uncos.

+2 letters: acorns, bacons, bancos, binocs, broncs, buncos, canoes, canons, cansos, cantos, capons, casino, censor, centos, chinos, chosen, clones, clonks, clonus, clowns, codens, codons, cogons, coigns, colins, colons, conchs, condos, coneys, congas, conges, congos, conics, conies, conins, consol, consul, contes, contos, copens, cornus, cosign, cosine, cotans, counts, cousin, covens, covins, cozens, crones, croons, crowns, cytons, gascon, icones, incogs, ionics, juncos, knocks, macons, mascon, nachos, narcos, nicols, nonces, nostoc, oceans, octans, orcins, oscine, ounces, ponces, racons, recons, schnoz, scions, sconce, scones, scorns, second, socman, socmen, sonics, syncom, tocsin, tonics.