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countersways

countersways is the plural of countersway.

Meaning of countersway

Noun

countersway (plural countersways)

  1. (obsolete) A swaying in a contrary direction, or an opposing influence.
    • a countersway of restraint, curbing their wild exorbitance1643, J[ohn] M[ilton], The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce: […], London: […] T[homas] P[aine] and M[atthew] S[immons] […], →OCLC

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Questions about countersways

What is countersways the plural of?
Countersways is the plural of countersway.

Words near countersways in the dictionary

  1. countersurges
  2. countersurprise
  3. countersurprises
  4. countersurveillance
  5. countersway
  6. countersways
  7. counterswear
  8. counterswearing
  9. counterswears
  10. counterswing
  11. counterswinging

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