Phrase Hound found 112 phrases and 81 compound words that contain count. The most common are listed below. Open count in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 112
- count-downAlternative spelling of countdown: A count backward in fixed units to the time of some event, especially the launch of a space vehicle.
- word countThe number of words in a passage, a text, a speech, a corpus, etc.
- body countThe number of persons or bodies counted as casualties, especially fatalities, or victims.
- blood countA blood test that provides information about the cells in a patient's blood.
- cell countThe number of cells in a volume of liquid.
- count the hoursTo await or look forward to something with great eagerness.
- thread countA measure of the fineness of fabric; the total number of vertical and horizontal threads per unit of surface, such as a square inch.
- count towardsTo possess value as part of a requirement for an achievement or goal.
- taking the countpresent participle and gerund of take the count
- down for the countDecisively beaten; defeated; rendered irrelevant for the long term.
- count to tenAn expression used to describe or recommend a process for pausing to regain one's composure when one is on the verge of losing one's temper.
- take the countTo be knocked out.
- One Count
- count outTo exclude; to dismiss from participation or eligibility.
- Count DraculaThe fictional vampire in the novel Dracula by Bram Stoker.
- count cardsTo keep track of the cards that have been dealt and those that remain in the deck, in order to calculate the likelihood of certain hands in gambling games such as poker and blackjack.
- count offTo count (a number of things), typically aloud.
- count nounA noun which refers to something that can be counted.
- count 'emEmphasizes a number; literally, check the number yourself.
- count to threeSynonym of count to ten: An expression used to describe or recommend a process for pausing to regain one's composure when one is on the verge of losing one's temper.
- double-countThe process of or results of a second tally, for purposes of accuracy and/or safety.
- full countAn at-bat with a count of three balls and two strikes.
- hard countThe situation where the quarterback attempts to draw the defense offside through a deceptive snap count sequence, sometimes accompanied by subtle body movements which simulate the initiation of the play.
- least countThe highest degree of accuracy of measurement that can be achieved.
- taken the countpast participle of take the count: To be knocked out.
Compound words 81
- counter-In opposition to.
- countdownA count backward in fixed units to the time of some event, especially the launch of a space vehicle.
- countessThe wife of a count or earl.
- countableCapable of being counted; having a quantity.
- headcountThe act of counting how many people are present in a group.
- uncountTo deduct from a count; discount or subtract.
- plycountThe total number of moves in a game, counting each player's move as 1.
- viewcountThe number of views.
- postcountA tally or measurement that is performed after some referenced event.
- beancountA statistical measurement that is used as an indicator of something, but which does not capture the whole picture.