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Term Definition
Counter. A table or case over which transactions are made or work is done.  
Counterbalance. A weight or force that balances another  
Counterboring. Enlarging a hole so that the head of a screw or bolt inserted in it can be completely covered.  
Counterbrace. Bracing installed in opposite directions.  
Counterflashing. An inverted L-shaped metal strip built into a wall to overlap base flashing and make a roof or wall watertight; also called Cap Flashing.  
Counterflow. Flow in opposite direction.  
Counterfort. A buttress or portion projecting from a wall and upward from the foundation to provide additional resistance to thrusts.  
Countersink. A funnel-shaped enlargement of a drilled hole to allow a screw head to be flush with the surface of the drilled material.  
Countersunk Plug. A wooden peg used to fill a drilled hole in a wooden surface.  
Countertop. The work surface placed on base cabinets in a kitchen, lavatory, or laboratory.  
Couple. Where a pair for forces of equal magnitude acting in parallel but opposite directions are capable of causing rotation.  
Coupling Set Screw. A screw used to secure a fitting in place.  
Coupling, Compression. A connecting device which when attaching uses a force that pushes together and squeezes.  
Coupling, Split. A coupling that is split longitudinally and is assembled and secured with screws.  
Coupling, Threaded. A fitting for joining two lengths of pipe that is threaded for connection to another fitting with connecting threads.  
Coupling, Threadless. A fitting for joining two lengths of pipe that is slid over for connection by soldering, welding or cementing.  
Coupling. A pipe fitting containing female threads on both ends; used to join two or more lengths of pipe in a straight run or to join a pipe and fixture.  
Course Textured Wood. Wood with large pores, such as oak, ash, chestnut, and walnut.  
Course. 1. In masonry, a continuous layer of bricks or block. 2. A continuous row of shingles in a roof. 3. Any layer in a waterproofing system.  
Coursed. In masonry, laid in courses with straight bed joints.  
Courtyard. A court or enclosure adjacent to a building.  
Cove Base, Glazed. Cove base tile that has a ceramic coating that is hard, thin, and glossy.  
Cove Base, Sanitary. A trim tile having a concave radius on one edge and a convex radius with a flat landing on the opposite edge; used as the only course of tile above the floor tile.  
Cove Base, Tile. Tile that is placed in the bottom course of a tiled wall.  
Cove Base. A flexible strip of plastic or synthetic rubber used to finish the junction between floor and wall.  
Cove Molding. Molding that is concave-shaped; used to cover interior angles, such as that between the ceiling and a wall.  
Cove. A trim tile unit having one edge with a concave radius; used to form a junction between the bottom wall course and the floor or to form an inside corner.  
Coved Stair Riser. A concave-shaped surface on the vertical part of a stairway riser where the riser meets the horizontal or stair tread.  
Covenant. A promise.  
Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions (CC&Rs). The basic rules establishing the rights and obligations of owners of real property within a subdivision in relation to other owners within the same tract and in relation to an association of owners organized for the operation and maintenance of property owned in common by the individual owners.  

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