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Definition: Counteroffensive |
CounteroffensiveNoun1. A large scale offensive (more than a counterattack) undertaken by a defending force to seize the initiative from an attacking force. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Crosswords: Counteroffensive |
| English words defined with "counteroffensive": Ardennes counteroffensive ♦ battle of the Ardennes Bulge, Battle of the Bulge ♦ Georgi Konstantinovich Zhukov ♦ Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt ♦ rundown, Rundstedt ♦ von Rundstedt ♦ Zhukov. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | While our armies are advancing so fast and everyone's knocking themselves out to be heroes, we are holding ourselves in reserve in case the Krauts mount a counteroffensive which threatens Parisor maybe ever New York. (Kelly's Heroes; writing credit: Troy Kennedy-Martin) | |
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Books | |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Economic History | Sri Lanka | An LTTE counteroffensive begun in October 1999 reversed most government gains and by May 2000 threatened government forces in Jaffna. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Counteroffensive" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Counteroffensive" is used about 11 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 100% | 11 | 106,044 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "counteroffensive": Ardennes counteroffensive. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Language | Translations for "counteroffensive"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | kundërsulm (counterattack, countercharge, recharge). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | контраофанзивен. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | protiofenzíva. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | حمله تعرضی متقابل . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | gegenoffensive. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | αντεπίθεση (break, counter attack, counterattack, counter-attack). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | controffensiva. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 反" , 反' (counterattack, counterblow). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | は""う (circulation, clan school, crime, criminal act, daimyo, defiance, distribution, feudal lord, han school, hostility, insubordination, offence, opposition, printing, promulgation, publishing, rebellion, resistance, sealling), は"'き (counterattack, counterblow, extreme busyness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ounteroffensivecay контрнаступление (counter-offensive). (various references) kontraofanzivan. (various references) contraofensiva (counter-offensive). (various references) motoffensiv. (various references) контрнаступ (counterattack). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "counteroffensive": counteroffensives. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "counteroffensive" (pronounced kou'nterôfe"nsiv or kou'nerôfe"nsiv) |
| 6 | -f e" n s i v | defensive, inoffensive, offensive. |
| 5 | -e" n s i v | apprehensive, comprehensive, expensive, extensive, hypertensive, inexpensive, pensive. |
| 4 | -n s i v | expansive, nonresponsive, responsive, unresponsive. |
| 3 | -s i v | abrasive, abusive, adhesive, aggressive, allusive, aversive, coercive, cohesive, collusive, compulsive, conclusive, conducive, convulsive, corrosive, decisive, depressive, derisive, discursive, dismissive, dispersive, divisive, effusive, elusive, erosive, evasive, excessive, exclusive, explosive, expressive, illusive, impassive, impressive, impulsive, incisive, inclusive, inconclusive, indecisive, intrusive, invasive, massive, missive, nonexclusive, obsessive, obtrusive, oppressive, passive, permissive, persuasive, pervasive, possessive, progressive, recessive, reclusive, reflexive, regressive, repressive, repulsive, submissive, subversive, successive, unimpressive, unobtrusive. |
| 6 | -f e" n s i v | defensive, inoffensive, offensive. |
| 5 | -e" n s i v | apprehensive, comprehensive, expensive, extensive, hypertensive, inexpensive, pensive. |
| 4 | -n s i v | expansive, nonresponsive, responsive, unresponsive. |
| 3 | -s i v | abrasive, abusive, adhesive, aggressive, allusive, aversive, coercive, cohesive, collusive, compulsive, conclusive, conducive, convulsive, corrosive, decisive, depressive, derisive, discursive, dismissive, dispersive, divisive, effusive, elusive, erosive, evasive, excessive, exclusive, explosive, expressive, illusive, impassive, impressive, impulsive, incisive, inclusive, inconclusive, indecisive, intrusive, invasive, massive, missive, nonexclusive, obsessive, obtrusive, oppressive, passive, permissive, persuasive, pervasive, possessive, progressive, recessive, reclusive, reflexive, regressive, repressive, repulsive, submissive, subversive, successive, unimpressive, unobtrusive. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-e-e-e-f-f-i-n-n-o-o-r-s-t-u-v" | |
-3 letters: noneffectives. | |
-4 letters: noneffective. | |
-5 letters: coinventors, counterions, overintense, venesection. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-e-e-e-f-f-i-n-n-o-o-r-s-t-u-v" | |
+1 letter: counteroffensives. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Modern 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Quotations: Non-fiction 6. Usage Frequency 7. Expressions 8. Translations: Modern | 9. Derivations 10. Rhymes 11. Anagrams 12. Bibliography |
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