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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun counterweight has 1 sense

• counterweight(n = noun.artifact) balance, counterbalance, counterpoise, equaliser, equalizer - a weight that balances another weight; Array
has particulars: sash weight, tare
is a kind of weight
Derived form verb counterweight₁

Verb counterweight has 1 sense

• counterweight(v = verb.stative) counterpoise, counterpose - constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to; Array
is one way to counterbalance, oppose
Derived form noun counterweight₁
Sample sentences:
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

OXFORD DICTIONARY

THESAURUS

counterweight

act drop, asbestos, asbestos board, backdrop, balance, balance rudder, balance wheel, ballast, batten, border, cloth, consideration, coulisse, counterbalance, counterblast, countercurrent, counterforce, counterinfluence, counterpoise, counterpressure, crosscurrent, curtain, curtain board, cyclorama, decor, drop, drop curtain, equipoise, equivalent, fin, fire curtain, fixative, flat, flipper, flywheel, foul wind, give-and-take, governor, gyroscope, hairspring, hanging, head wind, keel, makeweight, mordant, offset, pendulum, quid pro quo, rag, scene, scenery, screen, setoff, shock absorber, side scene, something of value, springs, stabilizator, stage screw, stiffening, tab, tableau, tail plane, teaser, tit for tat, tormentor, transformation, transformation scene, undercurrent, wing, wingcut, woodcut

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