- coun|ter|fort
- coun|ter|fort «KOWN tuhr FRT, -FOHRT», noun.1. a buttress or projecting piece of masonry strengthening a wall.2. a spur of a mountain or mountain chain.
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coun — ac·coun·tan·cy; back·coun·try; coun; coun·cil·lor; coun·cil·lor·ship; coun·cil·man; coun·cil·man·ic; coun·sel·able; coun·sel·ee; coun·sel·or; coun·te·nanc·er; coun·ter·act; coun·ter·ac·tant; coun·ter·act·ing·ly; coun·ter·action; coun·ter·agent;… … English syllables
fort — beau·fort; com·fort·able·ness; com·fort·ably; com·fort·er; com·fort·ful; com·fort·iza·tion; com·fort·ize; com·fort·less; con·tre·fort; coun·ter·fort; ef·fort; ef·fort·ful; ef·fort·less; ef·fort·less·ly; ef·fort·less·ness; fort; fort·let;… … English syllables
counterfort — coun·ter·fort … English syllables
Counterfort — Coun ter*fort ( f?rt ), n. 1. (Fort.) A kind of buttress of masonry to strengthen a revetment wall. [1913 Webster] 2. A spur or projection of a mountain. Imp. Dict. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
countereffort — coun′ter•ef fort n … From formal English to slang
com — com·bas·sou; com·bat·ive; com·bat·ive·ly; com·bat·ive·ness; com·ba·tiv·i·ty; com·bin·abil·i·ty; com·bin·able; com·bi·na·tion·al; com·bi·na·tion·al·ism; com·bi·na·tive; com·bi·na·to·ry; com·bined; com·bine·ment; com·bin·er; com·bi·net; com·bite;… … English syllables
ing — aborn·ing; aw·ing; bear·ing; be·ing; bell·ing; berth·ing; bind·ing; boul·der·ing; brok·ing; brown·ing; cheese·par·ing; cleans·ing; clos·ing; con·cern·ing; con·sid·er·ing; cop·ing; cov·er·ing; crack·ing; crown·ing; duck·ing; dur·ing; en·dur·ing;… … English syllables
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
Counter — Coun ter, a. Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse; antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue. Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle. I. Taylor. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Counter approach — Counter Coun ter, a. Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse; antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue. Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle. I. Taylor.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
