Word: Counter
How to pronounce: ˈkaʊntə
Noun
Definitions:
1. A long flat-topped fixture in a store or bank across which business is conducted with customers.
Example sentences: "Having eaten these we were hard pressed to ignore the shop counter as we departed."
2. A small disk used as a place marker or for keeping the score in board games.
Example sentences: "It was used for making pendants, finger rings, playing counters, dice and even spindle whorls."
3. An apparatus used for counting.
Example sentences: "The counter tells you how many pictures you have taken"
Transitive verb
Definitions:
1. Speak or act in opposition to.
Example sentences: "The second argument is more difficult to counter"
Adverb
Definitions:
1. In the opposite direction to or in conflict with.
Example sentences: "Some actions by the authorities ran counter to the call for leniency"
Adjective
Definitions:
1. Responding to something of the same kind, especially in opposition.
Example sentences: "After years of argument and counter argument there is no conclusive answer"
Noun
Definitions:
1. A thing which opposes or prevents something else.
Example sentences: "The stimulus to employers' organization was partly a counter to growing union power"
2. The curved part of the stern of a ship projecting aft above the waterline.
3. The white space enclosed by a letter such as O or c.
Noun
Definitions:
1. The back part of a shoe or boot, enclosing the heel.
Example sentences: "Also, make an effort to look for shoes with adequate heel counters since they'll help you maintain good heel position when the shoe contacts the ground."
Synonyms:
fight
battle
combat
parry
totalizer
spin button
contrary
reverse
antithesis
counteract
oppose
contend
forestall
desk
kitchen table
cabinets
worktop
countertop
retort
riposte
counterpunch
counterforce
counterpoise
balance
antagonistic
tabulator
return
Derivations:
counting
counterwork
counterweight
counterpoint
Countess
countering
counted
count
countered
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Counter in Other Languages...
Spanish: Contador
German: Zähler
French: Compteur
Italian: Contatore
Turkish: Sayaç
