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Counterplots
- noun - a plot intended to subvert another plot
- make a plot in response to another plot
Counterpoint
- noun - a musical form involving the simultaneous sound of two or more melodies
- to show differences when compared; be different; "the students contrast considerably in their artistic abilities"
- write in counterpoint; "Bach perfected the art of counterpointing"
Counterpoise
- noun - a weight that balances another weight
- constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to
Counterposed
- verb - constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to
Counterposes
- verb - constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to
Counterprove
- - To take a counter proof of, or a copy in reverse, by taking an impression directly from the face of an original. See Counter proof, under Counter.
Counterpunch
- noun - a return punch (especially by a boxer)
Counterscale
- - Counterbalance; balance, as of one scale against another.
Counterscarp
- - The exterior slope or wall of the ditch; -- sometimes, the whole covered way, beyond the ditch, with its parapet and glacis; as, the enemy have lodged themselves on the counterscarp.