Countdown

Acceptable For Game Play - US & UK word lists

This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The counting backward aloud from an arbitrary starting number to indicate the time remaining before an event or operation, such as the launching of a missile or space vehicle.
  • n. The checks and preparations carried out during this activity.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A count backward in fixed units to the time of some event, especially the launch of a space vehicle
  • n. The acts of preparation carried out during this period
  • n. A radio or television program counting down the top songs of a given week, usually in reverse order ending with the No. 1.
  • v. To count down
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. counting backward from an arbitrary number to indicate the time remaining before some event (such as launching a space vehicle)
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    numeration    tally    counting    count    enumeration   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    handwash    destruct    timer    outage    clickable