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Showing words for COUNTERFORT using the English dictionary

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