| counting | | |
| n. (act) | 1. count, counting, enumeration, numeration, reckoning, tally | the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order.; "the counting continued for several hours" |
| ~ investigating, investigation | the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically. |
| ~ blood count | the act of estimating the number of red and white corpuscles in a blood sample. |
| ~ census, nose count, nosecount | a periodic count of the population. |
| ~ countdown | counting backward from an arbitrary number to indicate the time remaining before some event (such as launching a space vehicle). |
| ~ miscount | an inaccurate count. |
| ~ poll | the counting of votes (as in an election). |
| ~ recount | an additional (usually a second) count; especially of the votes in a close election. |
| ~ sperm count | the act of estimating the number of spermatozoa in an ejaculate. |
| enumerate | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. enumerate, itemise, itemize, recite | specify individually.; "She enumerated the many obstacles she had encountered"; "The doctor recited the list of possible side effects of the drug" |
| ~ list, name | give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of.; "List the states west of the Mississippi" |
| ~ identify, name | give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property.; "Many senators were named in connection with the scandal"; "The almanac identifies the auspicious months" |
| v. (communication) | 2. count, enumerate, number, numerate | determine the number or amount of.; "Can you count the books on your shelf?"; "Count your change" |
| ~ recount | count again.; "We had to recount all the votes after an accusation of fraud was made" |
| ~ ascertain, determine, find out, find | establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study.; "find the product of two numbers"; "The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize" |
| ~ miscount | count wrongly. |
| ~ census | conduct a census.; "They censused the deer in the forest" |
| ~ add together, summate, tot, tot up, tote up, add up, sum, total, sum up, tally, add | determine the sum of.; "Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town" |
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