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ia-label='example sentence:'>//We've got a bunch of risk-taking cowboys running this project.
Verb
  • //He cowboyed in Texas and Oklahoma.
First Known Use
Noun
1623, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1925, in the meaning defined above
cowboy
noun

Synonyms

count​down
noun
count·​down
ˈkau̇nt-ˌdau̇n

Definition

  • an audible backward counting in fixed units (such as seconds) from an arbitrary starting number to mark the time remaining before an event
    also preparations carried on during such a count
Other Words
  • count ​down ˈkau̇nt-ˈdau̇n intransitive verb
First Known Use
circa 1952, in the meaning defined above
countdown
noun

Synonyms

cou​plet
noun
cou·​plet
ˈkə-plət

Definition

  • two successive lines of verse forming a unit marked usually by rhythmic correspondence, rhyme, or the inclusion of a self-contained utterance distich //She ended her poem with a rhyming couplet.
  • couple
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
brace couple duo dyad pair twain twosome
Examples
  • //a poem made up of six couplets
  • //a couplet of statues flank the entrance to the church
//We've got a bunch of risk-taking cowboys running this project.
Verb
  • //He cowboyed in Texas and Oklahoma.
First Known Use
Noun
1623, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1925, in the meaning defined above
cowboy
noun

Synonyms

count​down
noun
count·​down
ˈkau̇nt-ˌdau̇n

Definition

  • an audible backward counting in fixed units (such as seconds) from an arbitrary starting number to mark the time remaining before an event
    also preparations carried on during such a count
Other Words
  • count ​down ˈkau̇nt-ˈdau̇n intransitive verb
First Known Use
circa 1952, in the meaning defined above
countdown
noun

Synonyms

cou​plet
noun
cou·​plet
ˈkə-plət

Definition

  • two successive lines of verse forming a unit marked usually by rhythmic correspondence, rhyme, or the inclusion of a self-contained utterance distich //She ended her poem with a rhyming couplet.
  • couple
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
brace couple duo dyad pair twain twosome
Examples
  • //a poem made up of six couplets
  • //a couplet of statues flank the entrance to the church