1. counter - Noun
2. counter - Adjective
3. counter - Verb
4. counter - Adverb
6. counter - Adjective Satellite
7. Counter - Proper noun
An encounter.
A prefix meaning contrary, opposite, in opposition; as, counteract, counterbalance, countercheck. See Counter, adv. & a.
One who counts, or reckons up; a calculator; a reckoner.
A piece of metal, ivory, wood, or bone, used in reckoning, in keeping account of games, etc.
Money; coin; -- used in contempt.
A prison; either of two prisons formerly in London.
A telltale; a contrivance attached to an engine, printing press, or other machine, for the purpose of counting the revolutions or the pulsations.
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.
Contrary; in opposition; in an opposite direction; contrariwise; -- used chiefly with run or go.
In the wrong way; contrary to the right course; as, a hound that runs counter.
At or against the front or face.
Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse; antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue.
The after part of a vessel's body, from the water line to the stern, -- below and somewhat forward of the stern proper.
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.
The breast, or that part of a horse between the shoulders and under the neck.
The back leather or heel part of a boot.
To return a blow while receiving one, as in boxing.
Source: Webster's dictionaryEconomists often like startling theorems, results which seem to run counter to conventional wisdom. Joseph Stiglitz
The decisions of law courts should never be printed: in the long run, they form a counter authority to the law. Denis Diderot
Theories that go counter to the facts of human nature are foredoomed. Edith Hamilton
Jane leaned back against the counter and stared at the ceiling. At the traditional location of God, no matter what the planet. C. J. Cherryh
Winds blow counter to what ships desire. Arabic Proverb
Effort will not counter faith. Swahili Proverb