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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)
Counteracted
- verb - act in opposition to
- destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"
- oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions; "This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues"
- oppose or check by a counteraction
- work against
Counterbores
- noun - a bit for enlarging the upper part of a hole
Counterfires
- noun - fire intended to neutralize or destroy enemy weapons
Countermined
- verb - 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"
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"
Countermoves
- noun - an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc.
Counteroffer
- noun - an offer made by someone who has rejected a prior offer
Counterpanes
- noun - decorative cover for a bed
Counterposed
- verb - constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to