| countershot | (noun) a return shot; a retaliatory shot | - |
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| countersign | (noun) a second confirming signature endorsing a document already signed | Synonyms: countersignature |
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| (noun) a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group | Synonyms: parole, password, watchword, word |
| countersignature | (noun) a second confirming signature endorsing a document already signed | Synonyms: countersign |
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| countersink | (noun) a bit for enlarging the upper part of a hole | Synonyms: counterbore, countersink bit |
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| (noun) a hole (usually in wood) with the top part enlarged so that a screw or bolt will fit into it and lie below the surface | - |
| counterspy | (noun) a spy who works against enemy espionage | Synonyms: mole |
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| counterstain | (noun) a stain of contrasting color that is used when the principal stain does not show the structure clearly | - |
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| countersubversion | (noun) the aspect of counterintelligence designed to detect and prevent subversive activities | - |
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| countersuit | (noun) a suit brought against someone who has sued you | - |
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| countertenor | (noun) the highest adult male singing voice | Synonyms: alto |
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| (noun) a male singer with a voice above that of a tenor | - |
| counterterrorism | (noun) a strategy intended to prevent or counter terrorism | - |
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| counterterrorist | (noun) someone who attempts to prevent terrorism | - |
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| countertop | (noun) the top side of a counter | - |
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| countertransference | (noun) the psychoanalyst's displacement of emotion onto the patient or more generally the psychoanalyst's emotional involvement in the therapeutic interaction | - |
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| counterweight | (noun) a weight that balances another weight | Synonyms: balance, counterbalance, counterpoise, equaliser, equalizer |
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| counterwoman | (noun) a female who attends a counter (as in a diner) | - |
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| countess | (noun) female equivalent of a count or earl | - |
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| counting | (noun) the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order | Synonyms: count, enumeration, numeration, reckoning, tally |
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| countinghouse | (noun) office used by the accountants of a business | - |
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| countlessness | (noun) a number beyond counting | Synonyms: innumerableness |
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| country | (noun) a politically organized body of people under a single government | Synonyms: body politic, commonwealth, land, nation, res publica, state |
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| (noun) the people who live in a nation or country | Synonyms: land, nation |
| (noun) the territory occupied by a nation | Synonyms: land, state |
| (noun) an area outside of cities and towns | Synonyms: rural area |
| (noun) a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography) | Synonyms: area |
| countryfolk | (noun) people raised in or living in a rural environment; rustics | Synonyms: country people |
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| (noun) people living in the same country; compatriots | Synonyms: country people |
| countryman | (noun) a man from your own country | - |
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| (noun) a man who lives in the country and has country ways | Synonyms: ruralist |
| countryseat | (noun) an estate in the country | - |
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| countryside | (noun) rural regions | - |
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| countrywoman | (noun) a woman from your own country | - |
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| (noun) a woman who lives in the country and has country ways | - |
| county | (noun) (United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government | - |
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| (noun) (United States) the largest administrative district within a state | - |
| coup | (noun) a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force | Synonyms: coup d'etat, putsch, takeover |
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| (noun) a brilliant and notable success | - |
| coupe | (noun) a car with two doors and front seats and a luggage compartment | - |
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| couple | (noun) a pair who associate with one another | Synonyms: duet, duo, twosome |
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| (noun) a pair of people who live together | Synonyms: match, mates |
| (noun) (physics) something joined by two equal and opposite forces that act along parallel lines | - |
| (noun) two items of the same kind | Synonyms: brace, couplet, distich, duad, duet, duo, dyad, pair, span, twain, twosome, yoke |
| (noun) a small indefinite number | - |
| coupler | (noun) a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects | Synonyms: coupling |
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| couplet | (noun) a stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse; usually rhymed | - |
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| (noun) two items of the same kind | Synonyms: brace, couple, distich, duad, duet, duo, dyad, pair, span, twain, twosome, yoke |
| coupling | (noun) the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes | Synonyms: conjugation, mating, pairing, sexual union, union |
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| (noun) a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects | Synonyms: coupler |
| (noun) a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together | Synonyms: yoke |
| coupon | (noun) a test sample of some substance | - |
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| (noun) a negotiable certificate that can be detached and redeemed as needed | Synonyms: voucher |
| courage | (noun) a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear | Synonyms: braveness, bravery, courageousness |
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| courageousness | (noun) a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear | Synonyms: braveness, bravery, courage |
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| courante | (noun) a court dance of the 16th century; consisted of short advances and retreats | - |
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| courbaril | (noun) West Indian locust tree having pinnate leaves and panicles of large white or purplish flowers; yields very hard tough wood | Synonyms: Hymenaea courbaril |
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| courgette | (noun) small cucumber-shaped vegetable marrow; typically dark green | Synonyms: zucchini |
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| (noun) marrow squash plant whose fruit are eaten when small | Synonyms: zucchini |
| courier | (noun) a person who carries a message | Synonyms: messenger |
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| courlan | (noun) wading bird of South America and Central America | Synonyms: Aramus guarauna |
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| course | (noun) a mode of action | Synonyms: course of action |
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| (noun) education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings | Synonyms: class, course of instruction, course of study |
| (noun) facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport | - |
| (noun) (construction) a layer of masonry | Synonyms: row |
| (noun) part of a meal served at one time | - |
| (noun) a connected series of events or actions or developments | Synonyms: line |
| (noun) a body of students who are taught together | Synonyms: class, form, grade |
| (noun) general line of orientation | Synonyms: trend |
| (noun) a line or route along which something travels or moves | Synonyms: path, track |
| courser | (noun) swift-footed terrestrial plover-like bird of southern Asia and Africa; related to the pratincoles | - |
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| (noun) formerly a strong swift horse ridden into battle | Synonyms: charger |
| (noun) a dog trained for coursing | - |
| (noun) a huntsman who hunts small animals with fast dogs that use sight rather than scent to follow their prey | - |
| coursework | (noun) work assigned to and done by a student during a course of study; usually it is evaluated as part of the student's grade in the course | - |
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| coursing | (noun) hunting with dogs (usually greyhounds) that are trained to chase game (such as hares) by sight instead of by scent | - |
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| court | (noun) respectful deference | Synonyms: homage |
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| (noun) an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings | Synonyms: courtyard |
| (noun) a specially marked horizontal area within which a game is played | - |
| (noun) a room in which a law court sits | Synonyms: courtroom |
| (noun) a hotel for motorists; provides direct access from rooms to parking area | Synonyms: motor hotel, motor inn, motor lodge, tourist court |
| (noun) the residence of a sovereign or nobleman | - |
| (noun) an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business | Synonyms: judicature, tribunal |
| (noun) the sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a state | Synonyms: royal court |
| (noun) the family and retinue of a sovereign or prince | Synonyms: royal court |
| courtesan | (noun) a woman who cohabits with an important man | Synonyms: concubine, doxy, paramour |
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| courtesy | (noun) a courteous or respectful or considerate act | - |
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| (noun) a courteous manner | Synonyms: good manners |
| (noun) a courteous or respectful or considerate remark | - |
| courthouse | (noun) a building that houses judicial courts | - |
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| (noun) a government building that houses the offices of a county government | - |
| courtier | (noun) an attendant at the court of a sovereign | - |
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| courting | (noun) a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage) | Synonyms: courtship, suit, wooing |
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| courtliness | (noun) elegance suggestive of a royal court | - |
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| courtroom | (noun) a room in which a law court sits | Synonyms: court |
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| courtship | (noun) a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage) | Synonyms: courting, suit, wooing |
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| courtyard | (noun) an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings | Synonyms: court |
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| couscous | (noun) a pasta made in northern Africa of crushed and steamed semolina | - |
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| (noun) a spicy dish that originated in northern Africa; consists of pasta steamed with a meat and vegetable stew | - |
| cousin | (noun) the child of your aunt or uncle | Synonyms: cousin-german, first cousin, full cousin |
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| couth | (noun) (used facetiously) refinement | - |
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| couture | (noun) high fashion designing and dressmaking | - |
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| couturier | (noun) someone who designs clothing | Synonyms: clothes designer, designer, fashion designer |
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| couvade | (noun) a custom among some peoples whereby the husband of a pregnant wife is put to bed at the time of bearing the child | - |
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| couverture | (noun) chocolate that contains at least 32 percent cocoa butter | - |
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| decoupage | (noun) the art of decorating a surface with shapes or pictures and then coating it with varnish or lacquer | - |
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| (noun) art produced by decorating a surface with cutouts and then coating it with several layers of varnish or lacquer | - |
| dicoumarol | (noun) an anticoagulant drug that has now been largely replaced by warfarin | Synonyms: dicumarol |
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| discount | (noun) the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise | Synonyms: deduction, price reduction |
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| (noun) an amount or percentage deducted | Synonyms: deduction |
| (noun) interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan | Synonyms: bank discount, discount rate |
| (noun) a refund of some fraction of the amount paid | Synonyms: rebate |
| discounter | (noun) a sales outlet offering goods at a discounted price | Synonyms: discount house, discount store, wholesale house |
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| discouragement | (noun) the act of discouraging | - |
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| (noun) the expression of opposition and disapproval | - |
| (noun) the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles | Synonyms: disheartenment, dismay |
| discourse | (noun) an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic | Synonyms: discussion, treatment |
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| (noun) extended verbal expression in speech or writing | - |
| (noun) an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service) | Synonyms: preaching, sermon |
| discourtesy | (noun) a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings of others | Synonyms: offence, offense, offensive activity |
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| (noun) a manner that is rude and insulting | Synonyms: rudeness |
| (noun) an expression of lack of respect | Synonyms: disrespect |
| douroucouli | (noun) nocturnal monkey of Central America and South America with large eyes and thick fur | Synonyms: Aotus trivirgatus |
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| encounter | (noun) a minor short-term fight | Synonyms: brush, clash, skirmish |
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| (noun) a casual meeting with a person or thing | Synonyms: coming upon |
| (noun) a hostile disagreement face-to-face | Synonyms: confrontation, face-off, showdown |
| (noun) a casual or unexpected convergence | Synonyms: meeting |
| encouragement | (noun) the act of giving hope or support to someone | Synonyms: boost |
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| (noun) the expression of approval and support | - |
| (noun) the feeling of being encouraged | - |
| forecourt | (noun) the outer or front court of a building or of a group of buildings | - |
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| headcount | (noun) number of people in a particular group | Synonyms: head count |
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| headcounter | (noun) someone who conducts surveys of public opinion | Synonyms: canvasser, poll taker, pollster |
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| hiccough | (noun) (usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion | Synonyms: hiccup, singultus |
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| intercourse | (noun) sexual activity between individuals, especially the insertion of a man's penis into a woman's vagina until orgasm and ejaculation occur | Synonyms: carnal knowledge, coition, coitus, copulation, relation, sex act, sexual congress, sexual intercourse, sexual relation |
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| (noun) communication between individuals | Synonyms: social intercourse |
| lawcourt | (noun) a tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one or more judges who administer justice according to the laws | Synonyms: court of justice, court of law, law court |
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| lobscouse | (noun) a stew of meat and vegetables and hardtack that is eaten by sailors | Synonyms: lobscuse, scouse |
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| miscount | (noun) an inaccurate count | - |
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| nosecount | (noun) a periodic count of the population | Synonyms: census, nose count |
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| outercourse | (noun) sexual stimulation without vaginal penetration | - |
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| racecourse | (noun) a course over which races are run | Synonyms: racetrack, raceway, track |
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| rancour | (noun) a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will | Synonyms: bitterness, gall, rancor, resentment |
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| recount | (noun) an additional (usually a second) count; especially of the votes in a close election | - |
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| recounting | (noun) an act of narration | Synonyms: relation, telling |
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| recourse | (noun) act of turning to for assistance | Synonyms: refuge, resort |
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| (noun) something or someone turned to for assistance or security | Synonyms: refuge, resort |
| scoundrel | (noun) a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately | Synonyms: villain |
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| scour | (noun) a place that is scoured (especially by running water) | - |
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| scourer | (noun) someone who cleanses by scouring | - |
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| (noun) someone who travels widely and energetically | - |
| scourge | (noun) a whip used to inflict punishment | Synonyms: flagellum |
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| (noun) a person who inspires fear or dread | Synonyms: terror, threat |
| (noun) something causing misery or death | Synonyms: bane, curse, nemesis |
| scourger | (noun) a torturer who flogs or scourges (especially an official whose duty is to whip offenders) | Synonyms: flogger |
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| scouring | (noun) the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water | Synonyms: scrub, scrubbing |
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| (noun) moving over territory to search for something | - |
| scours | (noun) diarrhea in livestock | - |
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| scouse | (noun) a stew of meat and vegetables and hardtack that is eaten by sailors | Synonyms: lobscouse, lobscuse |
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| scout | (noun) someone who can find paths through unexplored territory | Synonyms: guide, pathfinder |
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| (noun) a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event | Synonyms: lookout, lookout man, picket, sentinel, sentry, spotter, watch |
| (noun) someone employed to discover and recruit talented persons (especially in the worlds of entertainment or sports) | Synonyms: talent scout |
| scouter | (noun) an adult member of the Boy Scouts movement | Synonyms: rover |
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| scouting | (noun) exploring in order to gain information | Synonyms: exploratory survey, reconnoitering, reconnoitring |
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| scoutmaster | (noun) the leader of a troop of Scouts | - |
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| succour | (noun) assistance in time of difficulty | Synonyms: ministration, relief, succor |
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| succourer | (noun) someone who gives help in times of need or distress or difficulty | Synonyms: succorer |
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