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counterwork
/ ˈkaʊntəˌwɜːk /
noun
- work done in opposition to other work
- defensive fortifications put up against attack
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Derived Forms
- ˈcounterˌworker, noun
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Other Words From
- counter-worker noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of counterwork1
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Example Sentences
Sloth and superstition equally counterwork providence, and render the bounty of heaven of no effect.
The cardinal's disappointment strongly inclined him to counterwork the amorous projects of his rival.
If the Syracusans succeeded in completing and holding this counterwork, the blockade of Syracuse would be rendered impossible.
You are well aware how necessary it is to reconnoitre an enemy to know by what method to counterwork his stratagems.
Let it be to abjure thy malice; to counterwork this hellish stratagem; to turn from me and from my brother, this desolating rage!
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