air-con
/ˈeə(ɹ)kɒn/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.25 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "As I say, it was a very hot day, and I found that the air-con was better on 777013 than either 777001 or 777009. There are, however, no emergency hopper windows, so if the air-con goes down on a hot day, you will cook!"
- "“---- it's hot in here. Sweating like a ---- dog. Chuck the air con on.” “Yeah, alright.” (BLEEP!) “Got dust all in my throat from walking outside.” “Ugh!” (GROANS) “Yeah, that air con's doing nothing, eh? My ----'s like a ---- cheese factory down here.”"
- "What's going to be very interesting is that I go straight from here to DC at the end of this month, and I gather that DC is a bit warmer than it is here. Although given the way buildings get air-conned there, maybe it'll be colder inside.."
- "Bishops Cleeve? I just air-conned a waste recycling facility there."
- "I would much rather have the trees. It would cost me far more to air-con the house if they were removed than the extra electricity generated."
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈeə(ɹ)kɒn/
Usage
Inflected Forms
Phrases
air-conned
air-con unit
Synonyms
air-con unit