COUNSELORSHIP
COUNSELORSHIP, noun The office of a counselor, or privy counselor.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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COUNT
COUNT, verb transitive1. To number; to tell or name one by one, or by small numbers, for ascertaining the whole number of units in a collection; as, to count the years, days and...
COUNT-WHEEL
COUNT-WHEEL, noun The wheel in a clock which moves round and causes it to strike.
COUNTABLE
COUNTABLE, adjective That may be numbered.
COUNTED
COUNTED, participle passive Numbered; told; esteemed; reckoned; imputed.
COUNTENANCE
COUNTENANCE, noun [Latin, to hold.]1. Literally, the contents of a body; the outline and extent which constitutes the whole figure or external appearance. Appropriately, the hum...
COUNTENANCED
COUNTENANCED, participle passive Favored; encouraged; supported.
COUNTENANCER
COUNTENANCER, noun One who countenances, favors or supports.
COUNTENANCING
COUNTENANCING, participle present tense Favoring; encouraging; supporting.
COUNTER
COUNTER, noun [from count.]1. A false piece of money or stamped metal, used as means of reckoning; any thing used to keep an account or reckoning, as in games.2. Money, in conte...
COUNTER-ATTRACTION
COUNTER-ATTRACTION, noun [counter and attraction.] Opposite attraction.
COUNTER-DANCE
CONTRA-DANCE, COUNTER-DANCE noun A dance in which the partners are arranged in opposition, or in opposite lines.
COUNTER-EVIDENCE
COUNTER-EVIDENCE, noun [counter and evidence.] Opposite evidence; evidence or testimony which opposes other evidence.
COUNTER-INFLUENCE
COUNTER-INFLUENCE, verb intransitive To hinder by opposing influence. [Little used.]
COUNTER-MOTION
COUNTER-MOTION, noun [counter and motion.] An opposite motion; a motion counteracting another.
COUNTER-MOVEMENT
COUNTER-MOVEMENT, noun A movement in opposition to another.
COUNTER-NATURAL
COUNTER-NATURAL, adjective [counter and natural.] Contrary to nature.
COUNTER-NEGOTIATIO
COUNTER-NEGOTIATION, n. [counter and negotiation.] Negotiation in opposition to other negotiation.
COUNTER-OPENING
COUNTER-OPENING, noun [counter and opening.] An aperture or vent on the opposite side, or in a different place.
COUNTER-PETITION
COUNTER-PETITION, noun A petition in opposition to another.
COUNTER-REVOLUTION
COUNTER-REVOLUTION, noun A revolution opposed to a former one, and restoring a former state of things.
COUNTER-REVOLUTION
COUNTER-REVOLUTION, noun A revolution opposed to a former one, and restoring a former state of things.
COUNTER-REVOLUTION
COUNTER-REVOLUTION, noun A revolution opposed to a former one, and restoring a former state of things.
COUNTER-SALIANT
COUNTER-SALIANT, adjective In heraldry, is when two beasts are borne in a coat leaping from each other.
COUNTER-SECURE
COUNTER-SECURE, verb transitive [counter and secure.] To secure one who has given security.
COUNTER-SECURITY
COUNTER-SECURITY, noun Security given to one who has entered into bonds or become surety for another.
COUNTER-SURETY
COUNTER-SURETY, noun A counterbond, or a surety to secure one that has given security.