11 Letter Words for Counterfort
counterfort
10 Letter Words for Counterfort
contrefort, frontcourt
9 Letter Words for Counterfort
cotorture, forecount, forecourt, outcorner, recontour
8 Letter Words for Counterfort
confetto, confuter, cornetto, cottoner, foreturn, fronture, frotteur, outfront, trouncer
7 Letter Words for Counterfort
confort, confute, conteur, contort, contour, cornett, cornute, cornuto, coroner, coronet, cotutor, counter, countor, courter, crofter, crooner, crouton, crutter, current, forerun, fortune, fronter, frotton, frounce, functor, outfort, outtore, outtorn, recount, recroon, refront, rettorn, tornote, torrent, torrone, torture, trounce, trouter, tutorer
6 Letter Words for Counterfort
centro, ceroon, confer, conter, conure, cooner, cooter, corner, cornet, corone, coroun, correo, cotter, cotton, couter, cronet, croton, croute, cruent, curter, cutter, cuttoe, cuttoo, econut, enfort, enroot, entour, fooner, footer, forcer, forcet, forcut, forren, forrue, fouett, founce, founte, fourer, fourre, fouter, froren, frorne, ftnerr, furner, futter, notour, nutter, octuor, recour, rector, refont, refoot, reroof, reroot, retorn, retort, retour, retrot, returf, return, roncet, roofer, rooter, rotten, rotter, roture, rounce, router, rufter, rutter, tentor, tenuto, terron, terton, teuton, tofore, toforn, tofter, tooter, torero, torret, torten, tortor, tortue, tourer, tourne, tourte, touter, troner, tufter, turfen, turner, turnor, turret, uncoft, uncore, unfret, unroof, unroot
5 Letter Words for Counterfort
cento, centu, coeno, coner, confr, conte, conto, contr, cooer, corer, corno, cornu, cotte, count, coure, court, croft, crone, croon, crore, crout, cruet, cruft, crunt, cruor, curer, curet, cuter, cutto, enrut, erron, eruct, fetor, force, foret, forte, fouer, fouet, fount, foute, freon, frett, front, frore, frorn, fuero, furor, futon, necro, noter, ocote, octet, often, ofter, oncer, oncet, ortet, otter, ounce, outen, outer, outre, recon, recto, recur, recut, rerun, retro, ronco, roneo, ronte, roter, rotor, rotte, rouen, route, runer, tecon, tenor, toner, tonto, toret, torot, torte, toter, tourn, tourt, troco, troft, tronc, trone, troot, troue, trout, truce, truer, tuner, turco, tutor, urent, utero, utter
4 Letter Words for Counterfort
cent, cern, cero, cert, coef, coft, cone, conf, cont, coof, coon, coot, core, corf, corn, corr, cort, cote, coto, cott, coue, cour, crue, crut, cunt, cuon, cure, curf, curn, curr, curt, cute, econ, ecru, ecto, ento, entr, enuf, eruc, eton, euro, fent, fern, ferr, feru, fett, foen, fone, fono, font, foon, foot, fore, fort, foun, four, fren, fret, froe, frot, funt, furn, furo, furr, fute, neut, nore, note, nott, nout, nurr, once, oner, onto, oont, oreo, orfe, otoe, otto, ourn, outr, rect, refr, reft, reno, rent, roer, rone, ront, roof, roon, root, rort, rotc, rote, roto, roue, roun, rout, ruen, ruer, rune, runt, tent, terf, tern, terr, toco, toft, tofu, tone, toon, toot, torc, tore, torn, toro, torr, tort, toru, tote, toto, toun, tour, tout, tret, tron, trot, true, trun, tuft, tune, tuno, turf, turn, turr, tute, ufer, unce, unco, unct, unto, uroo
3 Letter Words for Counterfort
cen, ceo, cer, con, coo, cor, cot, cro, crt, cru, cte, ctf, ctn, cto, ctr, cue, cun, cur, cut, eco, ect, ecu, eft, enc, eof, eon, erf, ern, err, ert, etc, fec, fen, fer, fet, feu, foe, fon, foo, for, fot, fou, fro, frt, fun, fur, fut, nco, nef, neo, net, noo, nor, not, nur, nut, oct, oer, ofo, oft, one, ono, ont, oof, oon, oor, oot, orc, ore, orf, ort, otc, oto, ouf, our, out, rct, rec, ref, roc, roe, ron, roo, rot, rte, ruc, rue, run, rut, tec, tef, ten, ter, tet, tfr, tnt, toc, toe, ton, too, tor, tot, tou, trf, trt, tue, tun, tur, tut, ufo, unc, ure, urf, urn, utc, ute
Definitions for Counterfort
[1] a buttress, especially one for strengthening a basement wall against the pressure of earth.
[2] a cantilevered weight, as in a retaining wall, having the form of a pier built on the side of the material to be retained.
[3] civil engineering a strengthening buttress at right angles to a retaining wall, bonded to it to prevent overturning or to increase its bending strength
Words nearby Counterfort
counterextension, counterfactual, counterfeit, counterfoil, counterforce, counterfort, counterglow, counterimmunoelectrophoresis, counterincision, counterinsurgency, counterintelligence
Origin of Counterfort
1580–90; partial translation of Middle French contrefort, equivalent to contre counter- + fort strength (derivative of fort (adj.) strong)
Word origin for Counterfort
from a partial translation of French contrefort, from contre counter + fort strength; see fort