CPage 679
- English Word Countersinking Definition of Countersink
- English Word Counterstand Definition Resistance; opposition; a stand against.
- English Word Counterstep Definition A contrary method of procedure; opposite course of action.
- English Word Counterstock Definition See Counterfoil.
- English Word Counterstroke Definition A stroke or blow in return.
- English Word Countersunk Definition of Countersink
- English Word Countersunk Definition Chamfered at the top; -- said of a hole.
- English Word Countersunk Definition Sunk into a chamfer; as, a countersunk bolt.
- English Word Countersunk Definition Beveled on the lower side, so as to fit a chamfered countersink; as, a countersunk nailhead.
- English Word Countersway Definition A swaying in a contrary direction; an opposing influence.
- English Word Counterterm Definition A term or word which is the opposite of, or antithesis to, another; an antonym; -- the opposite of synonym; as, "foe" is the counterterm of "friend".
- English Word Countertime Definition The resistance of a horse, that interrupts his cadence and the measure of his manege, occasioned by a bad horseman, or the bad temper of the horse.
- English Word Countertime Definition Resistance; opposition.
- English Word Countertrippant Definition Trippant in opposite directions. See Trippant.
- English Word Countertripping Definition Same as Countertrippant.
- English Word Counterturn Definition The critical moment in a play, when, contrary to expectation, the action is embroiled in new difficulties.
- English Word Countervail Definition To act against with equal force, power, or effect; to thwart or overcome by such action; to furnish an equivalent to or for; to counterbalance; to compensate.
- English Word Countervail Definition Power or value sufficient to obviate any effect; equal weight, strength, or value; equivalent; compensation; requital.
- English Word Countervailed Definition of Countervail
- English Word Countervailing Definition of Countervail