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Counter Tenor
- - One of the middle parts in music, between the tenor and the treble; high tenor.
Counter-Drill
- verb - drill in an opposite direction
Counteracting
- verb - act in opposition to
- destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"
- oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions; "This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues"
- oppose or check by a counteraction
- work against
Counteraction
- noun - action intended to nullify the effects of some previous action
Counteractive
- adjective - opposing or neutralizing or mitigating an effect by contrary action
Counterattack
- noun - (chess) an attack that is intended to counter the opponent's advantage in another part of the board
- an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc.
- make a counterattack
Counterblasts
- noun - a vigorous and unrestrained response; "her tirade provoked a counterblast from her husband"
Countercaster
- - A caster of accounts; a reckoner; a bookkeeper; -- used contemptuously.
Counterchange
- verb - cause to change places; "interchange this screw for one of a smaller size"
Countercharge
- noun - a charge brought by an accused person against the accuser
- a retaliatory charge