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counter::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | anticipate, foresee, forestall |
| Type of | act, move |
counter::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | antagonistic |
counter::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | heel counter |
| Type of | piece of leather |
a counter may be used to stiffen the material around the heel and to give support to the foot.
counter::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | tabulator |
| Type of | calculating machine, calculator |
| Has types | pulse counter |
| Derivation | count |
counter::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | buffet, sideboard |
| Type of | furniture, piece of furniture, article of furniture |
| Has types | credenza, cellaret, credence, minibar |
counter::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | register |
| Derivation | count |
counter::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | game equipment |
| Has types | poker chip, chip |
| Derivation | count |
counter::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | table |
| Has types | notions counter, reception desk, checkout counter, checkout, bar, meat counter |
Examples of counter
counter
He piles everything on the counter, noticing a man in a security outfit staring.
From the thenewstribune.com
Used correctly, over-the-counter analgesics can help with acute aches and pains.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Such buildings might seem counter-intuitive and definitely feel a little sci-fi.
From the businessweek.com
We made space under the counter for a dishwasher, sacrificing some storage area.
From the news-journalonline.com
Prescriptions, over-the-counter medications, liquids and pills will be accepted.
From the kentucky.com
The two who jumped over the counter were about 5-5 and weighed about 150 pounds.
From the chron.com
A major reason is that counter-opinions may be as widespread and as influential.
From the dailyherald.com
Another son, Dave, works the front counter and handles the customer-service end.
From the democratandchronicle.com
A line counter helps anglers measure how much line they're using while trolling.
From the kansas.com
- In the opposite direction; "run counter"
- Antagonistic: indicating opposition or resistance
- Speak in response; "He countered with some very persuasive arguments"
- Table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted
- Anticipate: act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
- 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
- In digital logic and computing, a counter is a device which stores (and sometimes displays) the number of times a particular event or process has occurred, often in relationship to a clock signal. ...
- Boardgame counters are usually small cardboard squares moved around on the map of a wargame to represent armies, military units or individual military personnel. The first modern mass-market wargame, based on cardboard counters and hex-board maps, was Tactics, invented by Charles S. ...
- In collectible card games (CCG), particularly in the seminal CCG of , a counter is, in game terms, a representation of an effect generated by a card that is in play or has already been played. In physical terms, it is an object that serves said purpose.
