halt vs countercheck

halt and countercheck both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
halt	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
countercheck	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, countercheck is a hyponym of halt; that is, countercheck is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than halt:

Other hyponyms of halt include logjam.

halt (noun)	countercheck (noun)
an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement	something that checks the correctness of a previous check
the event of something ending	a check that restrains another check
the state of inactivity following an interruption

halt (adjective)	countercheck (adjective)
disabled in the feet or legs

halt (verb)	countercheck (verb)
stop the flow of a liquid	check a second time
come to a halt, stop moving	oppose or check by a counteraction
cause to come to an abrupt stop
stop from happening or developing