| COUNTERSEALING | • countersealing v. Present participle of counterseal. • COUNTERSEAL v. (Shakespeare) to seal with an extra seal for further security. |
| COUNTERSHADING | • countershading n. A pattern of animal colouration, existing as a form of camouflage, characterised by darker pigmentation… • COUNTERSHADING n. cryptic coloration of an animal with parts normally in shadow being light and parts normally illuminated being dark thereby reducing shadows and contours. |
| COUNTERSIGNING | • countersigning v. Present participle of countersign. • COUNTERSIGN v. to sign with a signature attesting the authenticity of a document already signed by another. |
| COUNTERSINKING | • countersinking v. Present participle of countersink. • COUNTERSINK v. to make a countersink on (a hole). |
| COUNTERSNIPERS | • countersnipers n. Plural of countersniper. • COUNTERSNIPER n. a sniper working against another sniper. |
| COUNTERSPYINGS | • COUNTERSPYING n. the activity of a counterspy. |
| COUNTERSTAINED | • counterstained v. Simple past tense and past participle of counterstain. • COUNTERSTAIN v. to apply additional dye to a specimen to produce a contrasting background. |
| COUNTERSTATING | • counterstating v. Present participle of counterstate. • COUNTERSTATE v. to state in opposition. |
| COUNTERSTREAMS | • counterstreams n. Plural of counterstream. • COUNTERSTREAM n. a stream running counter to another. |
| COUNTERSTRIKES | • counterstrikes n. Plural of counterstrike. • COUNTERSTRIKE v. to counter with an opposing strike. |
| COUNTERSTROKES | • counterstrokes n. Plural of counterstroke. • COUNTERSTROKE n. a stroke in return. |
| COUNTERSUBJECT | • countersubject n. (Music) The secondary melody in contrapuntal music. • COUNTERSUBJECT n. a second theme by the first voice (esp. in a fugue) when accompanying the second voice performing the main subject. |