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[koun-ter] Pronunciation Key
[koun-ter] Pronunciation Key –noun
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| 1. | a table or display case on which goods can be shown, business transacted, etc. |
| 2. | (in restaurants, luncheonettes, etc.) a long, narrow table with stools or chairs along one side for the patrons, behind which refreshments or meals are prepared and served. |
| 3. | a surface for the preparation of food in a kitchen, esp. on a low cabinet. |
| 4. | anything used in keeping account, as a disk of metal or wood, used in some games, as checkers, for marking a player's position or for keeping score. |
| 5. | an imitation coin or token. |
| 6. | a coin; money. |
| 7. | over the counter,
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| 8. | under the counter, in a clandestine manner, esp. illegally: books sold under the counter. |
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count·er2
[koun-ter] Pronunciation Key
[koun-ter] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | a person who counts. |
| 2. | a device for counting revolutions of a wheel, items produced, etc. |
| 3. | Cards. card counter. |
| 4. | Computers. a storage register or program variable used to tally how often something of interest occurs. |
| 5. | Electronics. scaler (def. 2). |
| 6. | Physics. any of various instruments for detecting ionizing radiation and for registering counts. |
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coun·ter3
[koun-ter] Pronunciation Key
[koun-ter] Pronunciation Key –adverb
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| 1. | in the wrong way; contrary to the right course; in the reverse or opposite direction. |
| 2. | contrary; in opposition (usually prec. by run or go): to run counter to the rules. |
| 3. | opposite; opposed; contrary. |
| 4. | something that is opposite or contrary to something else. |
| 5. | a blow delivered in receiving or parrying another blow, as in boxing. |
| 6. | a statement or action made to refute, oppose, or nullify another statement or action. |
| 7. | Fencing. a circular parry. |
| 8. | a piece of leather or other material inserted between the lining and outside leather of a shoe or boot quarter to keep it stiff. |
| 9. | Nautical. the part of a stern that overhangs and projects aft of the sternpost of a vessel. |
| 10. | Also called void. Typesetting. any part of the face of a type that is less than type-high and is therefore not inked. |
| 11. | Engineering, Building Trades. a truss member subject to stress only under certain partial loadings of the truss. |
| 12. | the part of a horse's breast that lies between the shoulders and under the neck. |
| 13. | to go counter to; oppose; controvert. |
| 14. | to meet or answer (a move, blow, etc.) by another in return. |
| 15. | to make a counter or opposing move. |
| 16. | to give a blow while receiving or parrying one, as in boxing. |
[Origin: 1400–50; late ME countre < AF co(u)ntre, cuntre, OF contre < L contrā against. See counter-]
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coun·ter4
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[koun-ter] Pronunciation Key –verb (used with object)
| to encounter in opposition or combat. |
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| coun·ter 1
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adj. Contrary; opposing: moves and counter moves on the checkerboard. n.
v. coun·tered, coun·ter·ing, coun·ters v. tr.
v. intr. To move, act, or respond so as to be in opposition. adv.
[Middle English countre, from Old French contre, from Latin contrā; see counter-.] |
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| count·er 2
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n.
[Middle English countour, from Anglo-Norman counteour, from Medieval Latin computātōrium, countinghouse, from Latin computāre, to calculate; see count1.] |
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| count·er 3
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n. One that counts, especially an electronic or mechanical device that automatically counts occurrences or repetitions of phenomena or events. |
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counter (n.)
counter (n.)
1345, "table where a money lender does business," from O.Fr. contouer "counting room, table of a bank," from M.L. computatorium "place of accounts," from L. computare (see compute). Generalized 19c. from banks to shops, then extended to display cases for goods. Phrase under the counter is from 1926.
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counter (v.)
counter (v.)
"go against," 1330, from O.Fr. countre "facing opposite."
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| counter | |
adjective | |
| 1. | indicating opposition or resistance [syn: antagonistic] |
adverb | |
| 1. | in the opposite direction; "run counter" |
noun | |
| 1. | table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted |
| 2. | 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 |
| 3. | a calculator that keeps a record of the number of times something happens |
| 4. | a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers [syn: buffet] |
| 5. | a person who counts things |
| 6. | a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher" [syn: rejoinder] |
| 7. | (computer science) a register whose contents go through a regular series of states (usually states indicating consecutive integers) |
| 8. | a piece of leather forming the back of a shoe or boot; "a counter may be used to stiffen the material around the heel and to give support to the foot" |
| 9. | a return punch (especially by a boxer) [syn: counterpunch] |
verb | |
| 1. | speak in response; "He countered with some very persuasive arguments" |
| 2. | act in advance of; deal with ahead of time [syn: anticipate] |
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counter count·er (koun'tər)
n.
One that counts, especially an electronic or mechanical device that automatically counts occurrences or repetitions of phenomena or events.
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Coun"ter\ (koun"t?r-). Note: [See Counter, adv. ] A prefix meaning contrary, opposite, in opposition; as, counteract, counterbalance, countercheck. See Counter, adv. & a.
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Count"er\ (koun"t?r), n. [OE. countere, countour, a counter (in sense 1), OF. contere, conteor, fr. conter to count. See Count, v. t. ]1. One who counts, or reckons up; a calculator; a reckoner. 2. A piece of metal, ivory, wood, or bone, used in reckoning, in keeping account of games, etc. The old gods of our own race whose names . . . serve as counters reckon the days of the week. --E. B. Tylor. What comes the wool to? . . . I can not do it without counters. --Shak. 3. Money; coin; -- used in contempt. [Obs.] To lock such rascal counters from his friends. --Shak. 4. A prison; either of two prisons formerly in London. Anne Aysavugh . . . imprisoned in the Counter. --Fuller. 5. A telltale; a contrivance attached to an engine, printing press, or other machine, for the purpose of counting the revolutions or the pulsations. --Knight.
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Coun"ter\, n. [OE. countour, OF. contouer, comptouer, F. comptoir, LL. computatorium, prop., a computing place, place of accounts, fr. L. computare. See Count, v. t.] A table or board on which money is counted and over which business is transacted; a long, narrow table or bench, on which goods are laid for examination by purchasers, or on which they are weighed or measured.
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Coun"ter\, adv. [F. contre, fr. L. contra against. Cf. Contra-.]1. Contrary; in opposition; in an opposite direction; contrariwise; -- used chiefly with run or go. Running counter to all the rules of virtue. --Locks. 2. In the wrong way; contrary to the right course; as, a hound that runs counter. This is counter, you false Danish dogs! --Shak. 3. At or against the front or face. [R.] Which [darts] they never throw counter, but at the back of the flier. --Sandys.
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Coun"ter\, a. Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse; antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue. "Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle." --I. Taylor. Counter approach (Fort.), a trench or work pushed forward from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers. See Approach. Counter bond (Law), in old practice, a bond to secure one who has given bond for another. Counter brace. See Counter brace, in Vocabulary. Counter deed (Law), a secret writing which destroys, invalidates, or alters, a public deed. Counter distinction, contradistinction. [Obs.] Counter drain, a drain at the foot of the embankment of a canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may soak through. Counter extension (Surg.), the fixation of the upper part of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part, as in cases of luxation or fracture. Counter fissure (Surg.) Same as Contrafissure. Counter indication. (Med.) Same as Contraindication. Counter irritant (Med.), an irritant to produce a blister, a pustular eruption, or other irritation in some part of the body, in order to relieve an existing irritation in some other part. "Counter irritants are of as great use in moral as in physical diseases." --Macaulay. Counter irritation (Med.), the act or the result of applying a counter irritant. Counter opening, an aperture or vent on the opposite side, or in a different place. Counter parole (Mil.), a word in addition to the password, given in time of alarm as a signal. Counter plea (Law), a replication to a plea. --Cowell. Counter pressure, force or pressure that acts in a contrary direction to some other opposing pressure. Counter project, a project, scheme, or proposal brought forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of a treaty. --Swift. Counter proof, in engraving, a print taken off from another just printed, which, by being passed through the press, gives a copy in reverse, and of course in the same position as that of plate from which the first was printed, the object being to enable the engraver to inspect the state of the plate. Counter revolution, a revolution opposed to a former one, and restoring a former state of things. Counter revolutionist, one engaged in, or befriending, a counter revolution. Counter round (Mil.), a body of officers whose duty it is to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels. Counter sea (Naut.), a sea running in an opposite direction from the wind. Counter sense, opposite meaning. Counter signal, a signal to answer or correspond to another. Counter signature, the name of a secretary or other officer countersigned to a writing. --Tooke. Counter slope, an overhanging slope; as, a wall with a counter slope. --Mahan. Counter statement, a statement made in opposition to, or denial of, another statement. Counter surety, a counter bond, or a surety to secure one who has given security. Counter tally, a tally corresponding to another. Counter tide, contrary tide.
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Coun"ter\, n. [See Counter, adv., Contra.]1. (Naut.) The after part of a vessel's body, from the water line to the stern, -- below and somewhat forward of the stern proper. 2. (Mus.) Same as Contra. Formerly used to designate any under part which served for contrast to a principal part, but now used as equivalent to counter tenor. 3. (Far.) The breast, or that part of a horse between the shoulders and under the neck. 4. The back leather or heel part of a boot.
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Coun"ter\ (koun"t?r), n. An encounter. [Obs.] With kindly counter under mimic shade. --Spenser.
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Coun"ter\, v. i. (Boxing) To return a blow while receiving one, as in boxing. His left hand countered provokingly. --C. Kingsley.
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Coun"ter\, n. Over the counter (Stock Exchanges), in an office; -- said of business so done, as distinguished from that done at an exchange. [Cant] Counterglow \Coun"ter*glow`\, n. (Astron.) An exceedingly faint roundish or somewhat oblong nebulous light near the ecliptic and opposite the sun, best seen during September and October, when in the constellations Sagittarius and Pisces. Its cause is not yet understood. Called also Gegenschein.
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