counter
counter is a 7-letter English word with 30 senses as adverb, transitive verb, adjective, noun, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A prefix meaning contrary, opposite, in opposition; as, counteract, counterbalance, countercheck. See Counter, adv. & a. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- adverb. A prefix meaning contrary, opposite, in opposition; as, counteract, counterbalance, countercheck. See Counter, adv. & a.
- transitive verb. One who counts, or reckons up; a calculator; a reckoner.
- transitive verb. A piece of metal, ivory, wood, or bone, used in reckoning, in keeping account of games, etc.
- transitive verb. Money; coin; -- used in contempt.
- transitive verb. A prison; either of two prisons formerly in London.
- transitive verb. A telltale; a contrivance attached to an engine, printing press, or other machine, for the purpose of counting the revolutions or the pulsations.
- transitive verb. 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.
- adverb. Contrary; in opposition; in an opposite direction; contrariwise; -- used chiefly with run or go.
- adverb. In the wrong way; contrary to the right course; as, a hound that runs counter.
- adverb. At or against the front or face.
- adjective. Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse; antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue.
- adverb. The after part of a vessel's body, from the water line to the stern, -- below and somewhat forward of the stern proper.
- adverb. 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.
- adverb. The breast, or that part of a horse between the shoulders and under the neck.
- adverb. The back leather or heel part of a boot.
- noun. An encounter.
- intransitive verb. To return a blow while receiving one, as in boxing.
- noun. a return punch (especially by a boxer)
- noun. a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers
- noun. table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted
- noun. a calculator that keeps a record of the number of times something happens
- noun. 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"
- noun. 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
- noun. (computer science) a register whose contents go through a regular series of states (usually states indicating consecutive integers)
- noun. a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
"it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher"
- noun. a person who counts things
- verb. speak in response
"He countered with some very persuasive arguments"
- verb. act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
- adjective. indicating opposition or resistance
- adverb. in the opposite direction
"run counter"
Synonyms
counterpunch, parry, buffet, sideboard, tabulator, comeback, rejoinder, replication, retort, return, riposte, anticipate, foresee, forestall, antagonistic
Anagrams
Other playable words that use exactly the letters in counter:
conteur, cornute, recount, trounce
Common word forms
counters, countered, counterly, countering
Words from these letters
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