Anagrams of COUNTERSIGN

• a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group

• a second confirming signature endorsing a document already signed

• add one's signature to after another's to attest authenticity

• an act of narration

• become tight or as if tight

• make sense of; assign a meaning to

• table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted

• game equipment (as a piece of wood, plastic, or ivory) used for keeping a count or reserving a space in various card or board games

• a calculator that keeps a record of the number of times something happens

• a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers

• a person who counts things

• a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)

• (computer science) a register whose contents go through a regular series of states (usually states indicating consecutive integers)

• a piece of leather forming the back of a shoe or boot

• a return punch (especially by a boxer)

• in the opposite direction

• indicating opposition or resistance

• speak in response

• act in advance of; deal with ahead of time

• cover or coat with a crust

• decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems)

• form a crust or a hard layer

• corresponding in character or kind

• coinciding when superimposed

• counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy

• deleting parts of publications or correspondence or theatrical performances

• injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of

• harsh criticism or disapproval

• the state of being excommunicated

• rebuke formally