11-letter words containing c, o, u, n, t, e
- countenance — If someone will not countenance something, they do not agree with it and will not allow it to happen.
- counter-ion — an ion in solution that associates itself with an ion of opposite charge on the surface of a member of a solute.
- counter-pin — bedspread.
- counteracts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counteract.
- counterbase — a double bass
- counterbids — Plural form of counterbid.
- counterblow — a retaliatory blow
- counterbond — a bond that protects a person who has entered into a bond for another person
- counterbore — a tool for enlarging a drilled hole for a portion of its length, as to permit sinking a screw head.
- counterbuff — a retaliatory blow
- countercoup — the act of overthrowing a government that gained power via a coup d'état
- counterdraw — to copy (a painting, etc) by tracing it onto a transparent material, such as oiled paper
- counterdrug — Against the trafficking of drugs.
- counterfact — a conditional statement the first clause of which expresses something contrary to fact, as “If I had known.”.
- counterfect — counterfeit
- counterfeit — Counterfeit money, goods, or documents are not genuine, but have been made to look exactly like genuine ones in order to deceive people.
- counterfire — fire that is intended to destroy enemy weapons
- counterflow — the flowing of two fluids in opposite directions in adjacent parts of an apparatus
- counterfoil — A counterfoil is the part of a cheque, ticket, or other document that you keep when you give the other part to someone else.
- counterfort — a strengthening buttress at right angles to a retaining wall, bonded to it to prevent overturning or to increase its bending strength
- counterglow — gegenschein.
- counterions — Plural form of counterion.
- countermand — If you countermand an order, you cancel it, usually by giving a different order.
- countermark — a mark on an object that is additional to a mark already on that object, and that serves a purpose such as enhancing security, or noting a change in the value of that object, etc
- countermemo — a memorandum responding to another memorandum
- countermine — a tunnel dug to defeat similar activities by an enemy
- countermove — A countermove is an action that someone takes in response to an action by another person or group.
- countermure — a wall positioned behind, or before, another wall and hence providing extra defence
- countermyth — a myth that conflicts with another myth
- counterpace — a countermove
- counterpane — A counterpane is a decorative cover on a bed.
- counterpart — Someone's or something's counterpart is another person or thing that has a similar function or position in a different place.
- counterplan — an opposing plan
- counterplay — a positive or aggressive action by the defending side, esp in chess
- counterplea — a reply to a plea
- counterplot — a plot designed to frustrate another plot
- counterploy — an opposing or retaliatory ploy
- counterpole — The exact opposite.
- counterpose — to place (something) in opposition to
- counterraid — a retaliatory raid on an enemy
- countersank — Simple past form of countersink.
- counterseal — a smaller seal on the reverse of the main seal
- countershot — a sequence of frames seen from the perspective of the subject of the previous shot
- countersign — If you countersign a document, you sign it after someone else has signed it.
- countersing — (ethology, of a bird) To sing in response to the song of another.
- countersink — to enlarge the upper part of (a hole) in timber, metal, etc, so that the head of a bolt or screw can be sunk below the surface
- counterstep — an opposing step or measure
- countersued — Simple past tense and past participle of countersue.
- countersuit — a legal claim made as a reaction to a claim made against one
- countersunk — driven or sunk into an enlarged hole