COUNTERVOTE
COUNTERVOTE, verb transitive To vote in opposition; to outvote.
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COUNTERWEIGH
COUNTERWEIGH, verb transitive [See Weigh.] To weigh against; to counterbalance.
COUNTERWHEEL
COUNTERWHEEL, verb transitive To cause to wheel in an opposite direction.
COUNTERWIND
COUNTERWIND, noun Contrary wind.
COUNTERWROUGHT
COUNTERWROUGHT, participle passive Counteracted; opposed by contrary action.
COUNTESS
COUNTESS, noun [See count.] The consort of an earl or count.
COUNTING-HOUSE
COUNTING-HOUSE, COUNTING-ROOM, noun [See Count, the verb.] The house or room appropriated by merchants, traders and manufacturers to the business of keeping their books, account...
COUNTING-ROOM
COUNTING-HOUSE, COUNTING-ROOM noun [See Count, the verb.] The house or room appropriated by merchants, traders and manufacturers to the business of keeping their books, accounts...
COUNTLESS
COUNTLESS, adjective [count and less.] That cannot be counted; not having the number ascertained, nor ascertainable; innumerable. The sands of the sea-shore are countless
COUNTRY
COUNTRY, noun [Latin, land adjacent to a city. Hence the citizen says, let us go into the country The Latin has conterraneus, a countryman.]1. Properly, the land lying about or ...
COUNTRYMAN
COUNTRYMAN, noun1. One born in the same country with another. This man is my countryman [See 2 Corinthians 11:26]2. One who dwells in the country, as opposed to a citizen; a rus...
COUNTY
COUNTY, noun [Latin See Count.]1. Originally, an earldom; the district or territory of a count or earl. Now, a circuit or particular portion of a state or kingdom, separated fro...
COUPEE
COUPEE, noun A motion in dancing, when one leg is a little bent and suspended from the ground, and with the other a motion is made forward.
COUPLE
COUPLE, noun [Latin G.]1. Two of the same species or kind, and near in place, or considered together; as a couple of men; a couple or oranges. I have planted a couple of cherry ...
COUPLED
COUPLED, participle passive United, as two things; linked; married.
COUPLEMENT
COUPLEMENT, noun Union.
COUPLET
COUPLET, noun1. Two verses; a pair of rhymes.2. A division of a hymn or ode in which an equal number or equal measure of verse is found in each part, called a strophe.3. A pair;...
COUPLING
COUPLING, participle present tense Uniting in couples; fastening or connecting together; embracing.COUPLING, noun1. That which couples or connects. 2 Chronicles 34:112.The act o...
COURAGE
COURAGE, noun [Latin, the heart.] Bravery; intrepidity; that quality of mind which enables men to encounter danger and difficulties with firmness, or without fear or depression ...
COURAGEOUS
COURAGEOUS, adjective Brave; bold; daring; intrepid; hardy to encounter difficulties and dangers; adventurous; enterprising.Be thou strong and courageous Joshua 1:7.
COURAGEOUSLY
COURAGEOUSLY, adverb With courage; bravely; boldly; stoutly.
COURAGEOUSNESS
COURAGEOUSNESS, noun Courage; boldness; bravery; intrepidity; spirit; valor.
COURANT
COURANT, COURANTO, n.1. A piece of music in triple time; also, a kind of dance, consisting of a time, a step, a balance and a coupee.2. The title of a newspaper.
COURANTO
COURANT, COURANTO noun1. A piece of music in triple time; also, a kind of dance, consisting of a time, a step, a balance and a coupee.2. The title of a newspaper.
COURAP
COURAP, noun A distemper in the East Indies; a kind of herpes or itch in the armpits, groin, breast and face.
COURB
COURB, verb intransitive To bend. [Not in use.]COURB, adjective Crooked. [Not in use.]
COURBARIL
COURBARIL, noun Gum anime, which flows from the Hymenaea, a tree of South America; used for varnishing.