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— English words —

• countdown n. A count backward in fixed units to the time of some event, especially the launch of a space vehicle.
• countdown n. The acts of preparation carried out during this period.
• countdown n. A radio or television program counting down the top songs of a given week, usually in reverse order…
• countdown v. (Nonstandard) To count down.
• count-down n. Alternative spelling of countdown.
• count␣down n. Alternative spelling of countdown.
• count␣down v. To announce the passage of time to a precisely timed expected event.
• count␣down v. To await a precisely timed expected event.

— English word, defined in Dutch —

• countdown n. Aftellen.

— English words, defined in French —

• countdown n. Compte à rebours.
• count␣down v. Compter à rebours.
• count␣down v. Retrancher.

— English word, defined in Italian —

• countdown s. Conto alla rovescia.

— In German —

• Countdown S. Count-down.
• Countdown S. Das Hinabzählen bis Null, meistens von Zeitintervallen.

— In Dutch —

• countdown n. Het terugtellen in afwachting van een gebeurtenis die na…
• countdown n. (Figuurlijk) laatste fase voordat een toekomstige gebeurtenis…

49 English words from 8 English definitions

acts Alternative announce await backward carried carried␣out count count␣down counting counting␣down down during especially event expected fixed given in␣reverse launch Nonstandard of␣a order out passage passage␣of␣time period precisely preparation program radio reverse some songs space space␣vehicle spelling television television␣program the this time timed top to␣the units usually vehicle week

12 English words from 9 foreign definitions

bis Compter Conto Count Count␣down Das die down een Het Null van

19 foreign words from 9 foreign definitions

Aftellen afwachting alla à␣rebours Compte Compte␣à␣rebours Compter␣à␣rebours Conto␣alla␣rovescia fase Figuurlijk gebeurtenis laatste meistens rebours Retrancher rovescia terugtellen von voordat

5 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

countdowns count-downs count␣downs countdowned countdowning

10 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

coun count dow Dow down Down down- NTD !'O!uŋ own

5 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

dtn DTN Nuo NWO ODT

4 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

countdowns count-downs count␣downs counts␣down

One cousin (New word found by changing only one letter.)

mountdown

One epenthesis (New word found when adding only one letter.)

counts␣down

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