different between cont vs conk

English

Adjective

cont

1. Abbreviation of continuous.

Verb

cont

1. Abbreviation of continue
   • 2010, Margaret Hubert, The Complete Photo Guide to Knitting (page 68)

     cont knitting across 2nd and 3rd needle of instep

2. Abbreviation of continued

Anagrams

• TCON, onct

Dalmatian

Alternative forms

• kont, cuont, kuont

Etymology

From Latin quantus.

Adverb

cont

1. when

Ladin

Etymology 1

Noun

cont m (plural conc)

1. (Val di Fassa) calculation; computation
2. (Val di Fassa) counting

Synonyms

• (calculation): càlcol
• (counting): contejament

Related terms

• contèr

Etymology 2

Noun

cont m (plural conc, plural conts, feminine contessa, feminine plural contesses)

1. (Val di Fassa) count (male ruler of a county)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian conto, German konto, or French compte (19th century).

Noun

cont n (plural conturi)

1. account

Declension

Welsh

Etymology

From Latin cunnus; cf. also English cunt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?nt/

Noun

cont f (plural contiau or contau)

1. (vulgar, offensive) cunt

Derived terms

• cont goch (“sea nettle”)
• cont y môr (“jellyfish”)

Mutation

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /k??k/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /k??k/
• Rhymes: -??k

Etymology 1

Variant or figurative use of conch. Attested since the nineteenth century.

Alternative forms

• konk

Noun

conk (plural conks)

1. The shelf- or bracket-shaped fruiting body of a bracket fungus (also called a shelf fungus), i.e. a mushroom growing off a tree trunk.
2. (slang) A nose, especially a large one.
3. Alternative spelling of conch

Translations

Verb

conk (third-person singular simple present conks, present participle conking, simple past and past participle conked)

1. (slang) To hit, especially on the head.

Related terms

• conk out

Translations

Etymology 2

From congolene, the brand name of a hair-straightening product.

Noun

conk (plural conks)

1. (US, dated) A hairstyle involving the chemical straightening and styling of kinky hair.

Verb

conk (third-person singular simple present conks, present participle conking, simple past and past participle conked)

1. (US, dated) To chemically straighten tightly curled hair.
   • 1957, James Baldwin, “Sonny’s Blues,” in Going to Meet the Man, Dial, 1965,^[1]

     The barbecue cook, wearing a dirty white apron, his conked hair reddish and metallic in the pale sun, and a cigarette between his lips, stood in the doorway, watching them.

Translations

Etymology 3

Origin unknown. Attested since the early twentieth century.

Verb

conk (third-person singular simple present conks, present participle conking, simple past and past participle conked)

1. (colloquial, often with out) To fail or show signs of failing, cease operating, break down, become unconscious.

References

Anagrams

• Nock, nock