16-letter words containing ou
- counter-tendency — a natural or prevailing disposition to move, proceed, or act in some direction or toward some point, end, or result: the tendency of falling bodies toward the earth.
- counter-violence — swift and intense force: the violence of a storm.
- counterarguments — Plural form of counterargument.
- counterattacking — Present participle of counterattack.
- counterbalancing — Present participle of counterbalance.
- counterchallenge — A challenge made in response to another challenge.
- counterclockwise — If something is moving counterclockwise, it is moving in the opposite direction to the direction in which the hands of a clock move.
- counterculturist — Counterculturalist.
- counterespionage — Counterespionage is the same as counterintelligence.
- counterevidences — Plural form of counterevidence.
- counterfactually — a conditional statement the first clause of which expresses something contrary to fact, as “If I had known.”.
- counterguerrilla — (of operations, conflicts, etc) conducted against guerrillas
- counterinsurgent — of or relating to counterinsurgency
- counterintuition — intuition that is counter to common-sense expectation.
- counterintuitive — (of an idea, proposal, etc) seemingly contrary to common sense
- counterirritants — Plural form of counterirritant.
- countermigration — a migration in the opposite direction.
- countermovements — Plural form of countermovement.
- counternarcotics — Measures or activities designed to prevent the use or distrubution of iillegal narcotic drugs.
- counteroffensive — a series of attacks by a defending force against an attacking enemy
- counterproposals — Plural form of counterproposal.
- countersignature — second signature
- counterstatement — a statement made to deny or refute another statement.
- counterterrorism — Counterterrorism consists of activities that are intended to prevent terrorist acts or to get rid of terrorist groups.
- counterterrorist — Intended to combat terrorism.
- course of action — a way of proceeding
- coursewriter iii — (language, education) A simple CAI language, developed around 1976.
- court appearance — the appearance of an accused person before a court
- court of appeals — A Court of Appeals is a court which deals with appeals against legal judgments.
- court of inquiry — A court of inquiry is a group of people who are officially appointed to investigate a serious accident or incident, or an official investigation into a serious accident or incident.
- court of justice — a legal court
- court of session — the supreme civil court in Scotland
- couvade syndrome — a psychosomatic condition in which the spouse or partner of a pregnant woman experiences symptoms of childbirth or pregnancy
- cutting compound — a mixture, such as oil, water, and soap, used for cooling drills and other cutting tools
- cystourethrocele — A urethrocele occurring with a cystocele.
- data warehousing — the use of large amounts of data taken from multiple sources to create reports and for data analysis
- deboursification — (jargon) Removal of irrelevant newsgroups from the Newsgroups header of a followup. The term applies particularly to the removal of frivolous groups added by one of the Kooks. See also: sneck.
- departure lounge — In an airport, the departure lounge is the place where passengers wait before they get onto their plane.
- diazoamino group — the divalent group –N=NNH–.
- diplomatic pouch — a sealed mailbag containing diplomatic correspondence that is sent free of inspection between a foreign office and its diplomatic or consular post abroad or from one such post to another.
- direct discourse — quotation of a speaker in which the speaker's exact words are repeated.
- discountenancing — Present participle of discountenance.
- discourteousness — The state or quality of being discourteous.
- discussion group — group assembled to discuss sth
- disingenuousness — The state or quality of being disingenuous.
- disorderly house — a house of prostitution; brothel.
- disputatiousness — The state or quality of being disputatious or argumentative; contentiousness.
- district council — the local ruling body of an urban or rural district.
- divisional court — a high court in which at least two judges sit
- do oneself proud — to do extremely well