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coun·ter·point noun : music in which one melody is accompanied by one or more other melodies all woven into a harmonious whole

coun·ter·poise noun : a force or influence that offsets or checks an opposing force : COUNTERBALANCE

coun·ter·rev·o·lu·tion noun : a revolution opposed to a current or earlier one

— coun·ter·rev·o·lu·tion·ary adjective or noun

coun·ter·sign noun 1 : a confirmatory signature added to a writing already signed by another person

2 : a military secret signal that must be given by a person who wishes to pass a guard

— countersign verb

coun·ter·sink verb -sunk ; -sink·ing 1 : to form a funnel-shaped enlargement at the outer end of a drilled hole

2 : to set the head of (as a screw) at or below the surface

— countersink noun

coun·ter·spy noun : a spy engaged in counterespionage

coun·ter·ten·or noun : a tenor with an unusually high range

coun·ter·vail verb : COUNTERACT

coun·ter·weight noun : a force or influence that offsets or checks an opposing force : COUNTERBALANCE

Synonyms

balance, canceler, counterbalance, equipoise, offset

count·ess noun 1 : the wife or widow of a count or an earl

2 : a woman holding the rank of a count or an earl in her own right

count·ing·house noun : a building or office for keeping books and conducting business

count·less adjective : too numerous to be counted : INNUMERABLE

Synonyms

innumerable, numberless, uncountable, unnumbered, untold; also endless, infinite, unlimited, vast; many, multitudinous, numerous

Antonyms

countable

coun·tri·fied also coun·try·fied adjective 1 : RURAL, RUSTIC

2 : UNSOPHISTICATED

3 : played or sung in the manner of country music

1country noun, plural countries [ORIGIN: ME contree, fr. AF cuntree, contré, fr. ML contrata, fr. L contra against, on the opposite side]

1 : REGION, DISTRICT

2 : the land of a person's birth, residence, or citizenship : FATHERLAND

3 : a nation or its territory

4 : rural regions as opposed to towns and cities

5 : COUNTRY MUSIC

Synonyms

[2] fatherland, home, homeland, motherland, sod; also old country; community, neighborhood

[3] commonwealth, land, nation, sovereignty, state—more at NATION

[4] backwoods, sticks; also exurbia; frontier, hinterland, up-country; wild, wilderness

2country adjective 1 : of, relating to, or characteristic of the country : RURAL

2 : of or relating to country music

Synonyms

bucolic, pastoral, rural, rustic—more at RURAL

country and western noun : COUNTRY MUSIC

country club noun : a suburban club for social life and recreation; especially : one having a golf course

— country–club adjective

coun·try–dance noun : an English dance in which partners face each other esp. in rows

coun·try·man noun 1 : an inhabitant of a specified country

2 : COMPATRIOT

3 : one raised or living in the country : RUSTIC

country music noun : music derived from or imitating the folk style of the southern U.S. or of the Western cowboy

coun·try·side noun : a rural area or its people

coun·ty noun, plural counties 1 : the domain of a count

2 : a territorial division of a country or state for purposes of local government

coup noun, plural coups [ORIGIN: F, blow, stroke]

1 : a highly successful stroke, action, plan, or stratagem

2 : COUP D'ÉTAT

Synonyms

accomplishment, achievement, attainment, success, triumph—more at ACCOMPLISHMENT

coup de grace noun, plural coups de grace [ORIGIN: F coup de grâce, lit., stroke of mercy]

: DEATHBLOW; also : a final decisive stroke or event

coup d'état noun, plural coups d'état [ORIGIN: F, lit., stroke of state]

: a sudden violent overthrow of a government by a small group

cou·pé or coupe noun [ORIGIN: F coupé, fr. couper to cut]

1 : a closed horse-drawn carriage for two persons inside with an outside seat for the driver

2 usually coupe : a 2-door automobile with an enclosed body

1couple noun 1 : two persons