Words starting with C

countersurpriseA surprise in response or opposition to another surprise.
countersurveillanceThe art or practice of evading surveillance.
counterswayA swaying in a contrary direction, or an opposing influence.
counterswearTo swear against; to take one's oath against.
counterswingA swing in the opposite direction.
countersynodA synod that opposes another synod.
countersyntacticFailing to conform to the syntax of a language.
countertacticA tactic used in opposition to another.
countertallyA portion of a tally stick, broken off so that its authenticity can later be confirmed by aligning it with the other portion.
countertariffA tariff created in retaliation for another tariff.
countertasteA taste or preference that opposes another.
countertechnicalityA technicality introduced in opposition to another technicality.
countertendencyA contrary or opposing tendency
countertenorAn adult male singer who uses head tone or falsetto to sing far higher than the typical male vocal range.
countertermantithesis
counterterrorCounter-terrorism.
counterterroristIntended to combat terrorism
counterterroristiccounterterrorist
countertextA text that opposes another, often by presenting similar events from a different perspective.
countertextualOf or relating to a countertext.
countertextuallyBy means of, or in terms of, a countertext.
counterthemeA theme that complements or opposes another theme.
countertheoremA theorem formulated in opposition to another.
countertheoryA contrasting theory put forward as a response to another theory.
countertherapeuticWorking against a therapy.
counterthesisA thesis that rebuts another.
counterthoughtA thought that counters or opposes another thought.
counterthreatA threat made in response to an earlier threat by another party
counterthrowA move that saves a fighter from being thrown by the opponent and converts the motion into a throw of the opponent instead.
counterthrustA thrust made against another; a counterblow.
countertideA contrary tide.
countertimeOpposition; resistance.
countertomyFanqie.
countertopThe top surface of a counter, for preparation of food, etc.
countertoppedFitted with a countertop.
countertractionSynonym of counterextension.
countertradeExchange of goods or services that are paid for, in whole or part, with other goods or services.
countertraderOne who countertrades.
countertraditionA tradition that goes against another tradition.
countertraditionalSynonym of antitraditional.
countertraffickingServing to counter human trafficking or drug trafficking.
countertransferenceThe transference of a therapist's own unconscious feelings to their patient; unconscious or instinctive emotion felt towards the patient.
countertransferentExhibiting or reflecting countertransference.
countertransferentialOf or relating to countertransference.
countertransferentiallyBy means of, or in terms of, countertransference.
countertransportThe transport of two chemical species across a membrane in opposite directions
countertransporterAnything that countertransports
countertrenchA military trench dug in opposition to an enemy trench.
countertrendA trend that opposes mainstream or popular trends.
countertrippantTrippant in opposite directions.
countertrippingCountertrippant.
countertrollSomeone who trolls in response to an original troll.
countertruthA truth expressed in opposition to the proposed truth.
countertugA tug in the opposite direction.
counterturnA turn in the other direction; one of the turns of a zigzag.
countertwistingtwisting in an opposite direction
countertypeA type (of person) that opposes and contrasts with another.
counterurbanizationA movement that counters urbanization
counteruseThe act of using something against someone or something.
countervailTo have the same value or number as.
countervailabilityThe characteristic of being countervailable; the ability to be countervailed; compensability.
countervailableAble to be countervailed; able to be counteracted, counterbalanced or neutralized; compensable.
countervailanceThe act or process of countervailing.
countervailingCompensating with equal force.
countervailinglySo as to counterbalance.
countervairA heraldic fur resembling vair, except in the arrangement of the patches or figures: succeeding rows are reversed instead of staggered, so the bases of the panes of each tincture are opposite those of the same tincture in adjoining rows.
countervairyDivided into a countervair pattern of two or more tinctures.
countervalueTo target an opponent's assets which are of value but not actually a military threat, such as cities and civilian populations.
counterveneSynonym of contravene.
countervengeanceVengeance taken in reaction to earlier vengeance.
countervenomantivenin
counterviewAn opposing viewpoint.
counterviewpointAn opposing viewpoint.
counterviolenceViolence in response to earlier violence.
countervirusA computer virus engineered to combat another specific computer virus.
countervisionA vision that goes against another vision.
countervolitionSynonym of counterwill.
countervolitionalRelating to countervolition.
countervolleyA volley in response or opposition to another volley.
countervoteTo vote against.
counterwagerA wager in response or opposition to another wager.
counterwarWar waged in response to another war.
counterwaveA wave (as of public opinion) going against an earlier wave.
counterwavyWavy, with the waves (of different lines) opposed instead of parallel.
counterweighTo act as counterbalance (against something).
counterweightA heavy mass of often iron or concrete, mechanically linked in opposition to a load which is to be raised and lowered, with the intent of reducing the amount of work which must be done to effect the raising and lowering. Counterweights are used, for example, in cable-hauled elevators and some kinds of movable bridges (e.g. a bascule bridge).
counterwheelTo turn, or cause to turn, in an opposite direction.
counterwillThe instinctive resistance to any coercion.
counterwindA wind that blows in the opposite direction to another.
counterwitchcraftWitchcraft or rituals used to counter other witchcraft.
counterwitnessA witness whose testimony contradicts that of another witness.
counterwomanA woman who serves at a counter.
counterwordA word (for example so) that is frequently used in a reflex-like manner in an answer and that has thereby quickly taken on a new, much less specific or much looser meaning or is even almost meaningless and performs a completely new function.
counterworkTo work in opposition to; to counteract.
counterworkerOne who works at a counter.
counterworldA world or realm that opposes or subverts the norms of another world or realm.
countessThe wife of a count or earl.
countesslyOf or befitting a countess.
CountesthorpeA large village and civil parish in Blaby district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP5895).
CounthorpeA hamlet and rural locality in Counthorpe and Creeton parish, South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0020).
CountianAn inhabitant of a specified county.
countificationThe conversion of a noncountable noun to a countable noun form.
countifyTo use as a count noun.
countingA count.
countinghouseAn office used by a business to house its accounts department.
CountisburyA small village in Brendon and Countisbury parish, North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS7449).
countlessA huge and uncountable number of; too many to count; innumerable.
countlesslyToo numerously to be counted; without end.
countlessnessThe quality of being countless.
countlineA consumer product (especially confectionery) that is supplied to retailers in packages of multiple items and sold individually to customers.
countlingA young, inferior, insignificant, or petty count.
countlyOf or pertaining to a count.
countneckA very small hard clam.
countorAn advocate or professional pleader; one who counted for his client, that is, orally pleaded his cause
countoutThe awarding of a match to a wrestler after their opponent has been counted out (usually after ten seconds of being outside the ring) by the referee.
countrateThe rate at which something is counted, measured as how many times it is observed in a unit of time.
countreCountry.
countrificationThe act or process of countrifying.
countrifiedRural, rustic; unsophisticated.
countrifiednessThe quality of being countrified.
countrifyTo make rural or rustic.
countryThe territory of a nation; a sovereign state or a region once independent and still distinct in institutions, language, etc.
countryballA country or other political entity personified as a crudely drawn anthropomorphic blob, drawn in the Polandball artstyle.
countryfolkPeople who live in the country; rural dwellers.
countryfolksSynonym of countryfolk.
countryfulAs much as a country would hold.
countryhoodNationhood: the property of being an independent country.
countryhumanA country or other political entity personified as a human or humanoid character; the character often has a spherical head, colored to match the country's national flag.
countryishHaving characteristics of country music.
countrylessWithout a country.
countrylessnessThe state of being countryless.
countrylikeResembling or characteristic of the country; rural.
countrymadeDescribing a weapon manufactured illegally in a cottage industry
countrymanSomebody from a certain country.
countrymateOne who comes from the same country.
countrypersonSomeone who has country ways.
countrypolitanA subgenre of country music, a development of the Nashville sound, produced in the late 1960s and early 1970s, containing elements of popular music, including string sections and background vocals.
countryseatan estate in the country; gentleman's country residence
countryshipnationality
countrysideAn area located outside of towns and cities; an area that is not urban or suburban; a rural area.
countrysiderOne who lives in the countryside.
countrywardToward the countryside.
countrywardsToward the countryside.
countrywearClothing to be worn in the country.
countrywideThroughout a country.
countrywomanA feminine compatriot.
countsTo be enumerated rather than represented as a proportion or percentage.
countshipThe rank or position of a count.
countupEnumeration; the act of counting until a criterion is reached.
countwheelThe wheel in a clock that regulates the number of strokes.

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