countercheck, double check
(noun) something that checks the correctness of a previous check
countercheck
(noun) a check that restrains another check
countercheck
(verb) check a second time
countercheck, counteract
(verb) oppose or check by a counteraction
Source: WordNet® 3.1
countercheck (plural counterchecks)
A restriction or limit.
A second check (in order to confirm or deny a previous one).
countercheck (third-person singular simple present counterchecks, present participle counterchecking, simple past and past participle counterchecked)
To restrict or limit by counteracting.
To recheck.
Source: Wiktionary
Coun`ter*check" (koun`tr-chk"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Counterchecked (- chckt"); p. pr. & vb. n. Counterchecking.]
Definition: To oppose or check by some obstacle; to check by a return check.
Coun"ter*check` (koun"tr-chk`), n.
1. A check; a stop; a rebuke, or censure to check a reprover.
2. Any force or device designed to restrain another restraining force; a check upon a check. The system of checks and counterchecks. J. H. Newton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 July 2024
(adjective) ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance; “was boorish and insensitive”; “the loutish manners of a bully”; “her stupid oafish husband”; “aristocratic contempt for the swinish multitude”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
