costume
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～ dress in a costume; "We dressed up for Halloween as pumpkins"
cotton
— Verb
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～ take a liking to; "cotton to something"
couch
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～ formulate in a particular style or language; "I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language"
cough
— Verb
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～ exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion; "The smoker coughs all day"
counsel
— Verb
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～ give advice to; "The teacher counsels troubled students"; "The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud"
count
— Verb
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～ take account of; "You have to reckon with our opponents"; "Count on the monsoon"
count
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～ determine the number or amount of; "Can you count the books on your shelf?"; "Count your change"
count
— Verb
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～ put into a group; "The academy counts several Nobel Prize winners among its members"
count
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～ have weight; have import, carry weight; "It does not matter much"
count
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～ include as if by counting; "I can count my colleagues in the opposition"
count
— Verb
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～ have a certain value or carry a certain weight; "each answer counts as three points"
count
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～ show consideration for; take into account; "You must consider her age"; "The judge considered the offender's youth and was lenient"
count
— Verb
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～ have faith or confidence in; "you can count on me to help you any time"; "Look to your friends for support"; "You can bet on that!"; "Depend on your family in times of crisis"
count
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～ name or recite the numbers in ascending order; "The toddler could count to 100"
countenance
— Verb
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～ consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"
counter
— Verb
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～ speak in response; "He countered with some very persuasive arguments"
counter
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～ act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
counteract
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～ act in opposition to
counteract
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～ destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"
counteract
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～ oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions; "This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues"