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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

countersink
verb insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink)

counterspy
mole noun a spy who works against enemy espionage

counterstain
noun a stain of contrasting color that is used when the principal stain does not show the structure clearly

countersubversion
noun the aspect of counterintelligence designed to detect and prevent subversive activities

countersuit
noun a suit brought against someone who has sued you

countertenor
adjective of or being the highest male voice; having a range above that of tenor

counterterror
counterterrorist adjective intended to prevent terrorism; `the government took counterterror measures`

counterterrorism
noun a strategy intended to prevent or counter terrorism

Counterterrorist Center
CTC noun an agency that helps the Director of Central Intelligence coordinate counterterrorist efforts in order to preempt and disrupt and defeat terrorist activities at the earliest possible stage

counterterrorist
noun someone who attempts to prevent terrorism

countertop
noun the top side of a counter

countertransference
noun the psychoanalyst`s displacement of emotion onto the patient or more generally the psychoanalyst`s emotional involvement in the therapeutic interaction

countervail
neutralize 2 counterbalance verb oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions; `This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues`

countervailing duty
noun a duty imposed to offset subsidies by foreign governments

counterweight
counterbalance noun a weight that balances another weight

countess
noun female equivalent of a count or earl

countinghouse
noun office used by the accountants of a business

countless
infinite adjective too numerous to be counted; `incalculable riches`; `countless hours`; `an infinite number of reasons`; `innumerable difficulties`; `the multitudinous seas`; `myriad stars`; `untold thousands`

countrified
countryfied adjective characteristic of rural life; `countrified clothes`; `rustic awkwardness`

country
state noun the territory occupied by a nation; `he returned to the land of his birth`; `he visited several European countries`

country
noun an area outside of cities and towns; `his poetry celebrated the slower pace of life in the country`

country borage
Coleus aromaticus noun an aromatic fleshy herb of India and Ceylon to South Africa; sometimes placed in genus Plectranthus

country club
noun a suburban club for recreation and socializing

country doctor
noun a doctor who practices in the country (rather than in a city) usually remote from a modern hospital; `do country doctors still make house calls?`

country house
noun a house (usually large and impressive) on an estate in the country

country music
country and western noun a simple style of folk music heard mostly in the southern United States; usually played on stringed instruments

country people
countryfolk noun people raised in or living in a rural environment; rustics

country store
general store noun a retail store serving a sparsely populated region; usually stocked with a wide variety of merchandise

country-bred
adjective rough and uncouth; `a country boy`

country-dance
country dancing noun a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line

country-style
adjective typical of the country; `country-style sausage`; `country music`

countryman
noun a man from your own country

countryseat
noun an estate in the country

countryside
noun rural regions

countrywide
nationwide adjective occurring or extending throughout a country or nation; `the event aroused nationwide interest`; `a countrywide fund-raising campaign`

countrywoman
noun a woman from your own country

county
noun a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government; `the county has a population of 12,345 people`

county agent
agricultural agent noun an advisor employed by the government to assist people in rural areas with methods of farming and home economics

county council
noun the elected governing body of a county

county line
noun the boundary between two counties

county palatine
noun the territory of a count palatine

county seat
county courthouse noun the town or city that is the seat of government for a county

county town
shire town noun the town or city that is the seat of government for a shire

countywide
adjective occurring or extending throughout a county; `a countywide war on drugs`; `countywide elections`

coup d`etat
coup noun a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force

coup de theatre
noun a highly successful theatrical production

coupe
noun a car with two doors and front seats and a luggage compartment

Couperin
Francois Couperin noun French composer of music for organ and a member of a family of distinguished organists (1668-1733)

couple
twosome noun a pair who associate with one another; `the engaged couple`; `an inseparable twosome`

couple
match noun a pair of people who live together; `a married couple from Chicago`

couple on
couple up verb link together; `can we couple these proposals?`

coupled
joined adjective connected by a link, as railway cars or trailer trucks

couplet
noun a stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse; usually rhymed

coupling
mating noun the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes; `the casual couplings of adolescents`; `the mating of some species occurs only in the spring`

coupon
voucher noun a negotiable certificate that can be detached and redeemed as needed

coupon bond
bearer bond noun a bond issued with detachable coupons that must be presented to the issuer for interest payments

courage
courageousness noun a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear

courbaril
Hymenaea courbaril noun West Indian locust tree having pinnate leaves and panicles of large white or purplish flowers; yields very hard tough wood

courbaril copal
noun resin from the courbaril tree

Courbet
Gustave Courbet noun French painter noted for his realistic depiction of everyday scenes (1819-1877)

coureur de bois
noun a French Canadian trapper

courlan
Aramus guarauna noun wading bird of South America and Central America

course
course of action noun a mode of action; `if you persist in that course you will surely fail`; `once a nation is embarked on a course of action it becomes extremely difficult for any retraction to take place`

course
course of instruction noun education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings; `he took a course in basket weaving`; `flirting is not unknown in college classes`

course catalog
course catalogue noun a catalog listing the courses offered by a college or university

course of lectures
noun a series of lectures dealing with a subject

course of study
program 5 programme 5 curriculum noun an integrated course of academic studies; `he was admitted to a new program at the university`

course of study
course of instruction noun education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings; `he took a course in basket weaving`; `flirting is not unknown in college classes`

course session
class period noun a regularly scheduled session as part of a course of study

courser
noun swift-footed terrestrial plover-like bird of southern Asia and Africa; related to the pratincoles

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

coursing
noun hunting with dogs (usually greyhounds) that are trained to chase game (such as hares) by sight instead of by scent

court
tribunal noun an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

court
noun a room in which a lawcourt sits; `television cameras were admitted in the courtroom`

court game
noun an athletic game played on a court

Court of Saint James`s
noun the British royal court

court order
noun a writ issued by a court of law requiring a person to do something or to refrain from doing something

court plaster
noun a plaster composed of isinglass on silk; formerly used to dress superficial wounds

court-martial
noun a trial that is conducted by a military court

court-ordered
adjective ordered by a court of law

Courtelle
noun an acrylic fabric resembling wool

courteous
gracious adjective exhibiting courtesy and politeness; `a nice gesture`

courtesy
good manners noun a courteous manner

courthouse
noun a building that houses judicial courts

courtier
noun an attendant at the court of a sovereign

courtly
formal adjective refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court; `a courtly gentleman`

courtly love
noun (Middle Ages) a highly conventionalized code of conduct for lovers

courtroom
noun a room in which a lawcourt sits; `television cameras were admitted in the courtroom`

courtship
wooing noun a man`s courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage); `its was a brief and intense courtship`

couscous
noun a pasta made in northern Africa of crushed and steamed semolina

cousin
first cousin noun the child of your aunt or uncle

cousinly
adjective like or befitting a cousin; `a cousinly kiss`

couth
adjective (used facetiously) refined

couthie
couthy adjective (chiefly Scottish) agreeable and genial

couture
noun high fashion designing and dressmaking

couturier
fashion designer noun someone who designs clothing

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

couverture
noun chocolate that contains at least 32 percent cocoa butter

covalence
covalency noun valence characterized by the sharing of electrons in a chemical compound; the number of pairs of electrons an atom can share

covalent
adjective of or relating to or characterized by covalence; `covalent bond`