A count backward in fixed units to the time of some event, especially the launch of a space vehicle.
A radio or television program counting down the top songs of a given week, usually in reverse order ending with the No. 1.
The acts of preparation carried out during this period.
verb
(nonstandard) To count down.
countdowns
countdowns
noun
plural of countdown
counteranswer
counteranswer
noun
A counterreply.
counterbewitch
counterblow
counterblow
noun
A blow delivered in reply to a previous blow by somebody else, such as an opponent in a boxing match.
counterblows
counterblows
noun
plural of counterblow
counterbreastwork
counterclockwise
counterclockwise
adj
(US, Canada) Moving or located in the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.
adv
(US, Canada) In the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.
countercurrentwise
countercurrentwise
adv
countercurrently
counterembowed
counterembowed
adj
(heraldry) Bent, curved or arched in two directions, both to the left and to the right, or both upwards and downwards.
counterflow
counterflow
noun
A flow in the opposite direction; or the flow of two fluids in opposite directions
verb
To flow in the opposite direction
counterflows
counterflows
noun
plural of counterflow
counterglow
counterglow
noun
The gegenschein.
counterlaw
counterlaw
noun
A law that counteracts or opposes another law.
counterpower
counterpower
noun
A political or other kind of power capable of challenging and potentially removing the power of another.
counterpowers
counterpowers
noun
plural of counterpower
countersway
countersway
noun
(obsolete) A swaying in a contrary direction; an opposing influence.
counterswing
counterswing
noun
A swing in the opposite direction.
verb
To swing in the opposite direction.
countersworn
countersworn
verb
past participle of counterswear
counterthwarting
counterview
counterview
noun
(countable) An opposing viewpoint.
A position in which two dissimilar things illustrate each other by opposition; contrast.
A posture in which two persons face each other.
counterviews
counterviews
noun
plural of counterview
counterwager
counterwager
noun
A wager in response or opposition to another wager.
counterwall
counterwarmth
counterwave
counterwave
noun
A wave (as of public opinion) going against an earlier wave.
counterweigh
counterweigh
verb
(intransitive) To act as counterbalance (against something).
(transitive) To counterbalance; to balance out.
counterweighed
counterweighed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweigh
counterweighing
counterweighing
verb
present participle of counterweigh
counterweight
counterweight
noun
A heavy mass of often iron or concrete, mechanically linked in opposition to a load which is to be raised and lowered, with the intent of reducing the amount of work which must be done to effect the raising and lowering. Counterweights are used, for example, in cable-hauled elevators and some kinds of movable bridges (e.g. a bascule bridge).
verb
(transitive) To fit with a counterweight.
counterweighted
counterweighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweight
counterweights
counterweights
noun
plural of counterweight
counterwheel
counterwheel
noun
(engineering) A contrate wheel.
verb
(military) To turn, or cause to turn, in an opposite direction.
counterwill
counterwilling
counterwind
counterwind
noun
A wind that blows in the opposite direction to another.
counterwitness
counterwitness
noun
A witness whose testimony contradicts that of another witness.
verb
To act as a counterwitness.
counterword
counterword
noun
A word (for example so) that is frequently used in a reflex-like manner in an answer and that has thereby quickly taken on a new, much less specific or much looser meaning or is even almost meaningless and performs a completely new function.
Such a word (or a word that has gone through a similar change) when not used as a reflex-like answer.
counterwork
counterwork
verb
(transitive) To work in opposition to; to counteract.
counterworker
counterworker
noun
(rare) One who works against something; a saboteur.
(rare) One who works at a counter.
counterworking
counterworking
verb
present participle of counterwork
counterworld
counterworld
noun
A world or realm that opposes or subverts the norms of another world or realm.
counterwrite
countryward
countryward
adv
Toward the countryside.
countrywide
countrywide
adj
Throughout a country; nationwide.
countrywoman
countrywoman
noun
A female compatriot
A woman who lives in the country or has retained country ways.
countrywomen
countrywomen
noun
plural of countrywoman
countywide
countywide
adj
Occurring or extending throughout a county
adv
Throughout a county.
cowbrute
cowshut
cowtongue
crudwort
cudwort
culverwort
culverwort
noun
The columbine Aquilegia vulgaris.
curdwort
currantworm
curratow
cutdown
cutdown
noun
(surgery) An emergency medical procedure in which the vein is exposed and a cannula is inserted into it.
A customized scooter with parts of the bodywork removed or cut away.
cutdowns
cutdowns
noun
plural of cutdown
cutwork
cutwork
noun
A form of embroidery in which intervening fabric is cut away
cutworks
cutworks
noun
plural of cutwork
cutworm
cutworm
noun
The larva of any of the many moths of the family Noctuidae, considered an agricultural pest.
cutworms
cutworms
noun
plural of cutworm
downcourt
downcourt
adv
(basketball) Toward one's team's offensive basket
downcut
downcut
verb
(geology) Deepen by erosion.
ducktown
ductwork
ductwork
noun
The system of ducts in a particular building.
dutchtown
knockwurst
knockwurst
noun
Alternative spelling of knackwurst
knockwursts
knockwursts
noun
plural of knockwurst
lawcourt
lawcourt
noun
Alternative form of law court
mauricetown
outcrawl
outcrawl
verb
(transitive) To crawl faster or farther than.
outcrawled
outcrawled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outcrawl
outcrawling
outcrawling
verb
present participle of outcrawl
outcrawls
outcrawls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outcrawl
outcrow
outcrow
verb
(transitive) To surpass in crowing.
outcrowd
outcrowd
verb
(transitive) To crowd out.
outcrowding
outcrowding
verb
present participle of outcrowd
outcrowed
outcrowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outcrow
outcrowing
outcrowing
verb
present participle of outcrow
outcrows
outcrows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outcrow
outthwack
outwatch
outwatch
verb
To maintain a vigil beyond the end.
To watch more than someone else.
outwatched
outwatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outwatch
outwatches
outwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outwatch
outwatching
outwatching
verb
present participle of outwatch
outwick
outwrench
poulticewise
poulticewise
adv
In the manner of a poultice.
quincewort
quincewort
Noun
squinancywort
rusticwork
scourwort
scoutwatch
scoutwatch
noun
(archaic) A scout or spy.
(archaic) The act of scouting or spying.
scutcheonwise
stuccowork
stuccowork
noun
work done in stucco
stuccoworker
stuccoworks
stuccoworks
noun
plural of stuccowork
superacknowledgment
touchdown
touchdown
noun
(American football, Canadian football) A six-point score occurring when the ball enters possession of a team's player in the opponent's end zone.
(aviation) The moment when an aircraft or spacecraft makes first or final contact with the ground during a landing.
(rugby) A defensive action of grounding the ball in the team's own in-goal to stop the play.
(rugby) A try (scoring play of grounding the ball in the opposing team's in-goal).
The moment of contact of a tornado with the ground.
touchdowns
touchdowns
noun
plural of touchdown
touchwood
touchwood
noun
Decayed wood used as tinder; punk.
unacknowledgment
unacknowledgment
noun
Lack of acknowledgment; failure to acknowledge.
underwaistcoat
unwainscoted
unwainscoted
adj
Alternative form of unwainscotted
unwainscotted
unwainscotted
adj
Not wainscotted.
watchhouse
watchhouse
noun
A small prison attached to a police station, usually used on a temporary basis.
watchout
watchout
noun
(firefighting) Any potentially hazardous condition or situation that may make a fire more dangerous.
A lookout; a person who stands guard watching for something.
watchouts
watchouts
noun
plural of watchout
watercolour
watercolour
adj
Pertaining to the methods or products of watercolor.
noun
(countable) A painting made by using such pigment.
(countable) A water-soluble pigment.
(uncountable) This kind of painting as a genre.
verb
To paint using watercolour
watercolourist
watercolourist
noun
An artist who paints watercolours.
watercourse
watercourse
noun
Any channel, either natural or artificial, through which water flows.
watercourses
watercourses
noun
plural of watercourse
witzchoura
witzchoura
noun
(historical) A woman's fur-lined cloak, mantle, or pelisse with large sleeves, worn during the early 19th century.
wonderstruck
wonderstruck
adj
Filled or overcome with wonder.
woodcut
woodcut
noun
(countable) A print produced with this method.
(countable) An engraved block of wood, especially one used as a printing form.
(uncountable) A method of printmaking from such a block.