Nouns

cottier

noun

a medieval English villein

cottonseed

noun

seed of cotton plants; source of cottonseed oil

cottonweed

noun

an American everlasting having foliage with soft wooly hairs...

cottonwick

noun

of warm Atlantic waters

cotula

noun

cosmopolitan herbs especially southern hemisphere; many used...

cottus

noun

type genus of the Cottidae: sculpins

cotyledon

noun

embryonic leaf in seed-bearing plants

coucal

noun

Old World ground-living cuckoo having a long dagger-like hin...

couchette

noun

a compartment on a European passenger train; contains 4 to 6...

coue

noun

French psychotherapist who claimed that if one imagined one...

coulisse

noun

a flat situated in the wings

coulomb

noun

a unit of electrical charge equal to the amount of charge tr...

coumarone

noun

a colorless oily compound extracted from coal tar and used i...

counterargument

noun

an argument offered in opposition to another argument

counterattraction

noun

a rival attraction

counterblast

noun

a vigorous and unrestrained response

counterblow

noun

a return blow; a retaliatory blow

counterbore

noun

a bit for enlarging the upper part of a hole

countercharge

noun

a charge brought by an accused person against the accuser

countercheck

noun

something that checks the correctness of a previous check

countercurrent

noun

actions counter to the main group activity

counterdemonstration

noun

a demonstration held in opposition to another demonstration

counterfoil

noun

the part of a check that is retained as a record

counterglow

noun

a faint spot of light in the night sky that appears directly...

counterman

noun

someone who attends a counter (as in a diner)

counterirritant

noun

a medicine applied locally to produce superficial inflammati...

counterpane

noun

decorative cover for a bed

counterplot

noun

a plot intended to subvert another plot

counterpoise

noun

a weight that balances another weight

counterpoison

noun

a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison

counterreformation

noun

a reformation intended to counter the results of a prior ref...

counterpunch

noun

a return punch (especially by a boxer)

counterspy

noun

a spy who works against enemy espionage

counterstain

noun

a stain of contrasting color that is used when the principal...

countersignature

noun

a second confirming signature endorsing a document already s...

countertransference

noun

the psychoanalyst's displacement of emotion onto the patient...

countryfolk

noun

people raised in or living in a rural environment; rustics

countryseat

noun

an estate in the country

couperin

noun

French composer of music for organ and a member of a family...

courante

noun

a court dance of the 16th century; consisted of short advanc...

courlan

noun

wading bird of South America and Central America

courser

noun

formerly a strong swift horse ridden into battle

covalence

noun

valence characterized by the sharing of electrons in a chemi...

couvade

noun

a custom among some peoples whereby the husband of a pregnan...

covariance

noun

(statistics) the mean value of the product of the deviations...

coverall

noun

a loose-fitting protective garment that is worn over other c...

covey

noun

a small collection of people

cowage

noun

the annual woody vine of Asia having long clusters of purpli...

cowberry

noun

tart red berries similar to American cranberries but smaller

cowbird

noun

North American blackbird that follows cattle and lays eggs i...