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Countenances
- noun - 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"
- formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement"
- the appearance conveyed by a person's face; "a pleasant countenance"; "a stern visage"
- the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)
Counterblows
- noun - a return blow; a retaliatory blow
Counterbores
- noun - a bit for enlarging the upper part of a hole
Countercoups
- noun - a sudden and decisive overthrow of a government that gained power by a coup d'etat
Counterfeits
- noun - a copy that is represented as the original
- make a copy of with the intent to deceive; "he faked the signature"; "they counterfeited dollar bills"; "She forged a Green Card"
Counterfires
- noun - fire intended to neutralize or destroy enemy weapons
Counterfoils
- noun - the part of a check that is retained as a record
Counterglows
- noun - a faint spot of light in the night sky that appears directly opposite the position of the sun; a reflection of sunlight by micrometeoric material in space
Countermands
- noun - a contrary command cancelling or reversing a previous command
- cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"
Countermines
- noun - (military) a tunnel dug to defeat similar activities by the enemy
- destroy enemy mines with one's own mines; "We countermined the banks of the river"
- destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"