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ˈkaʊntə Listen
Meanings
noun
  • a long flat-topped fitment across which business is conducted in a shop or bank or refreshments are served in a cafeteria.
  • a small disc used in board games for keeping the score or as a place marker.
  • a device used for counting.
    E.g. the counter tells you how many pictures you have taken
verb
  • speak or act in opposition to.
    E.g. the second argument is more difficult to counter
adverb
  • in the opposite direction or in opposition to.
    E.g. his writing ran counter to the dominant trends of the decade
adjective
  • responding to something of the same kind, especially in opposition.
    E.g. after years of argument and counter argument there is no conclusive answer
noun
  • a thing which opposes or prevents something else.
    E.g. the stimulus to employers' organization was partly a counter to growing union power
  • the curved part of the stern of a ship projecting aft above the waterline.
  • the white space enclosed by a letter such as O or c.
noun
  • the back part of a shoe or boot, enclosing the heel.
counter-
ˈkaʊntə Listen
Meanings
prefix
  • denoting opposition, retaliation, or rivalry.
    E.g. counter-attack

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