countermeasure
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~ an action taken to offset another action
countermine
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~ destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"
countermine
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~ destroy enemy mines with one's own mines; "We countermined the banks of the river"
countermine
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~ (military) a tunnel dug to defeat similar activities by the enemy
countermove
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~ an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc.
counteroffensive
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~ a large scale offensive (more than a counterattack) undertaken by a defending force to seize the initiative from an attacking force
counteroffer
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~ an offer made by someone who has rejected a prior offer
counterpane
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~ decorative cover for a bed
counterpart
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~ a duplicate copy
counterpart
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~ a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another
counterperson
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~ someone who attends a counter (as in a diner)
counterplan
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~ a plot intended to subvert another plot
counterplay
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~ (chess) an attack that is intended to counter the opponent's advantage in another part of the board
counterplea
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~ a plaintiff's reply to a defendant's plea
counterplot
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~ make a plot in response to another plot
counterplot
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~ a plot intended to subvert another plot
counterpoint
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~ write in counterpoint; "Bach perfected the art of counterpointing"
counterpoint
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~ to show differences when compared; be different; "the students contrast considerably in their artistic abilities"
counterpoint
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~ a musical form involving the simultaneous sound of two or more melodies
counterpoise
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~ constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to