Counter-salient
Coun′ter–sa″li‐ent (–sā″lĭ‐e>nt or –sāl″yent; 106), a.(Her.) Leaping from each other; — said of two figures on a coat of arms.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Counteract
Coun′ter‐act″ (koun′t?r–?kt″), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Counteracted; p. pr. & vb. n.Counteracting.] To act in opposition to; to hinder, defeat, or frustrate, by contrary agency or in...
Counteraction
Coun′ter‐ac″tion (koun′t?r–?k″sh?n), n. Action in opposition; hindrance resistance.do not... overcome the counteraction of a false principle or of stubborn partiality.Johnson.
Counteractive
Coun′ter‐act″ive (–?kt″?v), a. Tending to counteract.
Counteractive (2)
Coun′ter‐act″ive, n. One who, or that which, counteracts.
Counteractively
Coun′ter‐act″ive‐ly, adv. By counteraction.
Counterbalance
Coun′ter‐bal″ance (–b?l″ans), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Counterbalanced (–anst); p. pr. & vb. n.Counterbalancing.] To oppose with an equal weight or power; to counteract the power or e...
Counterbalance (2)
Coun″ter‐bal′ance (koun″t?r–b?l′ans), n. A weight, power, or agency, acting against or balancing another; as: (a) A mass of metal in one side of a driving wheel or fly wheel, to...
Counterbore
Coun″ter‐bore′ (–b?r′), n. 1. A flat-bottomed cylindrical enlargement of the mouth of a hole, usually of slight depth, as for receiving a cylindrical screw head.2. A kind of pin...
Counterbore (2)
Coun′ter‐bore″ (koun′t?r–b?r″), v. t. To form a counterbore in, by boring, turning, or drilling; to enlarge, as a hole, by means of a counterbore.
Counterbrace
Coun″ter‐brace′, v. t. 1. (Naut.) To brace in opposite directions; as, to counterbrace the yards, i.e., to brace the head yards one way and the after yards another.2. (Engin.) T...
Counterbuff
Coun′ter‐buff″ (koun′t?r–b?f″), v. t. To strike or drive back or in an opposite direction; to stop by a blow or impulse in front. Dryden.
Counterbuff (2)
Coun″ter‐buff′ (koun″t?r–b?f′), n. A blow in an opposite direction; a stroke that stops motion or cause a recoil.
Countercast
Coun″ter‐cast′ (koun″t?r–k?st′), n. A trick; a delusive contrivance. Spenser.
Countercaster
Coun″ter‐cast′er (–?r), n. A caster of accounts; a reckoner; a bookkeeper; — used contemptuously.
Counterchange
Coun′ter‐change″ (koun′tẽr‐chānj), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Counterchanged (–ch?njd″); p. pr. & vb. n.Counterchanging.] 1. To give and receive; to cause to change places; to exchange....
Counterchange (2)
Coun″ter‐change′ (koun″tẽr‐chānj′), n. Exchange; reciprocation.
Counterchanged
Coun′ter‐changed″ (–ch?njd″), a. 1. Exchanged.2. (Her.) Having the tinctures exchanged mutually; thus, if the field is divided palewise, or and azure, and cross is borne counter...
Countercharge
Coun″ter‐charge′ (koun″t?r–ch?rj′), n. An opposing charge.
Countercharm
Coun′ter‐charm″ (koun′t?r–ch?rm″), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Countercharmed (–ch?rmd′); p. pr. & vb. n.Countercharming.] To destroy the effect of a charm upon.
Countercharm (2)
Coun″ter‐charm′ (koun″t?r–ch?rm′), n. That which has the power of destroying the effect of a charm.
Countercheck
Coun′ter‐check″ (koun′t?r–ch?k″), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Counterchecked (–ch?ckt″); p. pr. & vb. n.Counterchecking.] To oppose or check by some obstacle; to check by a return check.
Countercheck (2)
Coun″ter‐check′ (koun″t?r–ch?k′), n. 1. A check; a stop; a rebuke, or censure to check a reprover.2. Any force or device designed to restrain another restraining force; a check ...
Counterclaim
Coun″ter‐claim′ (–klām′), n.(Law) A claim made by a person as an offset to a claim made on him.
Countercurrent
Coun″ter‐cur′rent (koun″t?r–k?r′–rent), a. Running in an opposite direction.
Countercurrent (2)
Coun″ter‐cur′rent, n. A current running in an opposite direction to the main current.
Counterdraw
Coun′ter‐draw″ (koun′tẽr‐dra̤″), v. t. [imp.Counterdrew (–drṳ″); p. p.Counterdrawn (–dr?n″); p. pr. & vb. n.Counterdrawing.] To copy, as a design or painting, by tracing with a ...