counterbalance
— Verb
– English
~ oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions; "This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues"
counterbalance
— Noun
– English
~ a weight that balances another weight
counterbalance
— Noun
– English
~ a compensating equivalent
counterbalance
— Noun
– English
~ equality of distribution
counterbalanced
— Adjective
– English
~ brought into equipoise by means of a weight or force that offsets another
counterblast
— Noun
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~ a vigorous and unrestrained response; "her tirade provoked a counterblast from her husband"
counterblow
— Noun
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~ a return blow; a retaliatory blow
counterbombardment
— Noun
– English
~ bombardment intended to destroy or neutralize enemy weapons
counterbore
— Noun
– English
~ a bit for enlarging the upper part of a hole
counterchallenge
— Verb
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~ challenge in turn; "The authentication was counterchallenged"
counterchange
— Verb
– English
~ cause to change places; "interchange this screw for one of a smaller size"
countercharge
— Noun
– English
~ a retaliatory charge
countercharge
— Noun
– English
~ a charge brought by an accused person against the accuser
countercheck
— Verb
– English
~ oppose or check by a counteraction
countercheck
— Verb
– English
~ check a second time
countercheck
— Noun
– English
~ something that checks the correctness of a previous check
countercheck
— Noun
– English
~ a check that restrains another check
counterclaim
— Verb
– English
~ set up a claim in opposition to a previous claim
counterclaim
— Noun
– English
~ a claim filed in opposition to another claim in a legal action
counterclockwise
— Adverb
– English
~ in a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move; "please move counterclockwise in a circle!"