Nouns starting with C

• counterirritant — Noun – English ～ a medicine applied locally to produce superficial inflammation in order to reduce deeper inflammation
• counterman — Noun – English ～ someone who attends a counter (as in a diner)
• countermand — Noun – English ～ a contrary command cancelling or reversing a previous command
• countermarch — Noun – English ～ (military) a march in the reverse direction or back along the same route
• countermeasure — Noun – English ～ an action taken to offset another action
• countermine — Noun – English ～ (military) a tunnel dug to defeat similar activities by the enemy
• countermove — Noun – English ～ 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 — Noun – English ～ a large scale offensive (more than a counterattack) undertaken by a defending force to seize the initiative from an attacking force
• counteroffer — Noun – English ～ an offer made by someone who has rejected a prior offer
• counterpane — Noun – English ～ decorative cover for a bed
• counterpart — Noun – English ～ a duplicate copy
• counterpart — Noun – English ～ a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another
• counterperson — Noun – English ～ someone who attends a counter (as in a diner)
• counterplan — Noun – English ～ a plot intended to subvert another plot
• counterplay — Noun – English ～ (chess) an attack that is intended to counter the opponent's advantage in another part of the board
• counterplea — Noun – English ～ a plaintiff's reply to a defendant's plea
• counterplot — Noun – English ～ a plot intended to subvert another plot
• counterpoint — Noun – English ～ a musical form involving the simultaneous sound of two or more melodies
• counterpoise — Noun – English ～ a weight that balances another weight
• counterpoison — Noun – English ～ a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison

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