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counselee
counseling
counselor
count (1)
count (2)
count against
count down
count in
count noun
count on
count out
count palatine
count toward or towards
count upon
countable
countdown
countenance
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count noun

count noun (plural count nouns)


noun 
Definition:
 
noun with plural: a noun that refers to one thing rather than a mass of something and that can be used with "a" or "an," with a number, and in the plural. Examples of English count nouns are "cat," "sheep," and "child."

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