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  • COUNTERFLOWnoun10 findersA flow in the opposite direction; or the flow of two fluids in opposite directions
  • COUNTERFOILnoun13 findersthe part of a cheque that is retained in the chequebook as a record; a stub
  • COUNTERGLOWnoun3 findersThe gegenschein.
  • COUNTERMELODYnoun5 findersa secondary or supplemental melody played simultaneously with the primary melody.
  • COUNTERMOVEnoun2 findersA move in opposition or response to a preceding move.
  • COUNTERMYTHnoun2 findersA myth that counters or contradicts another.
  • COUNTERPLAYnoun24 findersA game move made as a response.
  • COUNTERPLEAnoun2 findersA plea made in opposition to another.
  • COUNTERPLOYnoun1 finderA clever trick used to counteract another clever trick.
  • COUNTERPOISEnounOld French17 findersA weight sufficient to balance another, for example in the opposite end of scales; an equal weight.
  • COUNTERPOSEverbFrench2 findersTo act as a counterweight.
  • COUNTERSEALverb4 findersTo seal or ratify with another or others.
  • COUNTERSPYnoun12 findersA spy working in counterintelligence.
  • COUNTERSUEverb2 findersTo sue a person or entity who is suing one.
  • COUNTERTOPnoun1 finderThe top surface of a counter, for preparation of food, etc.
  • COUNTERTYPEnoun3 findersA type (of person) that opposes and contrasts with another.
  • COUNTERVAILverbLatin32 findersTo have the same value or number as.
  • COUNTERVIEWnoun7 findersAn opposing viewpoint.
  • COUNTERWEIGHverb3 findersTo act as counterbalance (against something).
  • COUNTERWORDnoun1 finderA 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 ev
  • COUNTESSnounLatin8 findersThe wife of a count or earl.
  • COUNTLESSdeterminer2 findersA huge and uncountable number of; too many to count; innumerable.
  • COUNTRIFIEDadjective15 findersRural, rustic; unsophisticated.
  • COUNTRYnounLatin24 findersThe territory of a nation; a sovereign state or a region once independent and still distinct in institutions, language, etc.
  • COUNTRYSIDEnoun17 findersAn area located outside of towns and cities; an area that is not urban or suburban; a rural area.
  • COUNTRYWIDEadjective4 findersThroughout a country.
  • COUNTSHIPnoun4 findersThe rank or position of a count.
  • COUNTYnounLatin33 findersThe land ruled by a count or a countess.
  • COUPnounLatin148 findersA quick, brilliant, and highly successful act.
  • COUPEnounFrench106 findersA shallow glass or glass dish, usually with a stem, in which sparkling wine or desserts are served.
  • COUPEDadjectiveFrench18 findersCut off smoothly, as distinguished from erased (used especially for the head or limb of an animal).
  • COUPEEnounFrench9 findersA motion in dancing, when one leg is a little bent and raised from the floor, and with the other a forward motion is made.
  • COUPERnoun11 findersA dealer in horses or other livestock.
  • COUPLEnounLatin10 findersTwo of the same kind connected or considered together.
  • COUPLEDOMnoun3 findersThe world or sphere of romantic couples.
  • COUPLEMENTnounOld French4 findersunion; combination; a coupling; a pair
  • COUPLERnoun6 findersSomeone who couples things together, especially someone whose job it is to couple railway carriages.
  • COUPLETnounFrench25 findersA set of two things, particularly.
  • COUPLINGnounMiddle English32 findersThe act of joining together to form a couple.
  • COUPONnounFrench47 findersA section of a ticket, showing the holder to be entitled to some specified accommodation or service, as to a passage over a designated line of travel, a particular seat in a theate
  • COURnounFrench25 findersA three-month unit of television broadcasting, corresponding to one of the four seasons.
  • COURAGEnounProto-Indo-European69 findersThe quality of being confident, not afraid or easily intimidated, but without being incautious or inconsiderate.
  • COURAGEOUSadjectiveOld French73 findersOf a person, displaying or possessing courage.
  • COURAGEOUSLYadverb44 findersIn a courageous manner; bravely; boldly.
  • COURANTnoun25 findersA piece of music in triple time.
  • COURANTEnounMiddle French8 findersAny of a family of old French dances from the late Renaissance and the Baroque era in triple metre.
  • COURGETTEnounLatin9 findersA particular variety of Cucurbita pepo, a small marrow/squash.
  • COURSEnounProto-Indo-European18 findersA sequence of events.
  • COURSERnounLatin1 finderA dog used for coursing.
  • COURTnounLatin23 findersAn enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses
  • COURTEDadjective26 findersRomantically pursued; wooed.
  • COURTEOUSadjectiveOld French27 findersShowing regard or thought for others; especially, displaying good manners or etiquette.
  • COURTEOUSLYadverbMiddle English11 findersIn a courteous manner; with obliging civility or condescension; politely.
  • COURTERnoun1 finderOne who courts; one who plays the lover, or solicits in marriage.
  • COURTESANnounLatin74 findersA female prostitute, especially one with high-status or wealthy clients.
  • COURTESYnounOld French35 findersPolite behavior.
  • COURTESYINGnoun1 findergerund of courtesy: an act of curtseying.
  • COURTHOUSEnoun4 findersA public building housing courts of law.
  • COURTIERnounOld French1 finderA person in attendance at a royal court.
  • COURTLIKEadjective8 findersResembling or characteristic of a court.
  • COURTLINESSnoun5 findersThe quality of being courtly; refinement of manners.
  • COURTLYadjectiveMiddle English31 findersBefitting of a royal court; reflecting the manners or behaviour of people at court; stately, rich or fine, and so suitable for a royal court.
  • COURTSHIPnoun36 findersThe act of paying court, that is, demonstrating such politeness and respect as is traditionally given at a court (“a formal assembly of a sovereign's retinue”). The ceremonial perf
  • COURTSIDEadverb15 findersAlongside the court of play.
  • COUSCOUSnounArabic13 findersA pasta of North African origin made of crushed and steamed semolina.
  • COUSINnounProto-Indo-European17 findersChiefly with a qualifying word: Any relation (especially a distant one) who is not a direct ancestor or descendant but part of a person's extended family; a kinsman or kinswoman. P
  • COUSINAGEnounOld French6 findersrelationship; kinship
  • COUSINLYadjective8 findersCharacteristic of, or suitable to, a cousin
  • COUSINRYnoun1 finderCollectively, someone's cousins
  • COUTEAUnounFrench2 findersA knife; a dagger.
  • COUTERnounMiddle English16 findersA piece of armor which covers the elbow.
  • COUTHadjectiveProto-Indo-European462 findersFamiliar, known; well-known, renowned.
  • COUTHIEadjective2 findersFriendly, agreeable, pleasant.
  • COUTILnounFrench6 findersA woven cloth created specifically for making corsets.
  • COUTUREnounFrench42 findersThe production of high-end, custom-made clothing.
  • COUVADEnounFrench26 findersA practice among some peoples, such as the Basques, of the husband of a woman in the last stages of pregnancy taking to bed, avoiding certain foods, or imitating other behaviours o
  • COUVERTnounFrench49 finderscover charge
  • COVALENTadjective293 findersContaining or characterized by a covalent bond.
  • COVARIANTadjective33 findersWhich preserves the order of morphism composition: formally, which associates each morphism f:X→Y to a morphism F(f):F(X)→F(Y).
  • COVARIATEnoun16 findersA variable that is possibly predictive of the outcome under study.
  • COVARIATIONnoun2 finderscovariance
  • COVARYverb9 findersTo vary together with another variable, particularly in a way that may be predictive
  • COVEnounProto-Germanic28 findersA hollow in a rock; a cave or cavern.
  • COVENnounLatin137 findersA nunnery, a convent.
  • COVENTnounOld French18 findersConvent.
  • COVERnounLatin9 findersA lid.
  • COVERABLEadjective3 findersAble to be covered.
  • COVERAGEnounMiddle English10 findersAn amount by which something or someone is covered.
  • COVERINGverbMiddle English9 finderspresent participle and gerund of cover
  • COVERLETnounMiddle English18 findersA blanket used as a bed covering, usually quilted.
  • COVERSLIPnoun1 finderA thin glass plate used to cover samples mounted on a microscope slide.
  • COVERTadjectiveLatin99 findersSecret, surreptitious, concealed.
  • COVERTLYadverbMiddle English124 findersIn a covert manner, secretly.
  • COVETverbLatin63 findersTo wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of, often enviously.
  • COVETABLEadjective6 findersWhich may be coveted.
  • COVETERnoun9 findersOne who covets.
  • COVETINGLYadverb11 findersin a coveting way
  • COVETISEnounOld French1 finderCovetousness; excessive desire for something, especially for acquiring wealth.
  • COVETOUSadjectiveLatin148 findersDistastefully desirous or keen, especially for something belonging to someone else; avaricious.
  • COVETOUSLYadverb65 findersIn a covetous manner

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