Counter (adv.) A prefix meaning contrary, opposite, in opposition |
Counter (v. t.) One who counts, or reckons up |
Counter (v. t.) A piece of metal, ivory, wood, or bone, used in reckoning, in keeping account of games, etc. |
Counter (v. t.) Money |
Counter (v. t.) A prison |
Counter (v. t.) A telltale |
Counter (v. t.) A table or board on which money is counted and over which business is transacted |
Counter (adv.) Contrary |
Counter (adv.) In the wrong way |
Counter (adv.) At or against the front or face. |
Counter (a.) Contrary |
Counter (adv.) The after part of a vessel's body, from the water line to the stern, -- below and somewhat forward of the stern proper. |
Counter (adv.) 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. |
Counter (adv.) The breast, or that part of a horse between the shoulders and under the neck. |
Counter (adv.) The back leather or heel part of a boot. |
Counter (n.) An encounter. |
Counter (v. i.) To return a blow while receiving one, as in boxing. |
Counter brace () The brace of the fore-topsail on the leeward side of a vessel. |
Counter brace () A brace, in a framed structure, which resists a strain of a character opposite to that which a main brace is designed to receive. |
Counter-compony (a.) See Compony. |
Counter-couchant (a.) Lying down, with their heads in opposite directions |
Counter-courant (a.) Running in opposite directions |
Counter-paly (a.) Paly, and then divided fesswise, so that each vertical piece is cut into two, having the colors used alternately or counterchanged. Thus the escutcheon in the illustration may also be blazoned paly of six per fess counterchanged argent and azure. |
Counter-roll (n.) A duplicate roll (record or account) kept by an officer as a check upon another officer's roll. |
Counter-salient (a.) Leaping from each other |
Counter tenor () One of the middle parts in music, between the tenor and the treble |
Counter weight (n.) A counterpoise. |
Exchange (n.) The act of giving or taking one thing in return for another which is regarded as an equivalent |
Exchange (n.) The act of substituting one thing in the place of another |
Exchange (n.) The thing given or received in return |
Exchange (n.) The process of setting accounts or debts between parties residing at a distance from each other, without the intervention of money, by exchanging orders or drafts, called bills of exchange. These may be drawn in one country and payable in another, in which case they are called foreign bills |
Exchange (n.) A mutual grant of equal interests, the one in consideration of the other. Estates exchanged must be equal in quantity, as fee simple for fee simple. |
Exchange (n.) The place where the merchants, brokers, and bankers of a city meet at certain hours, to transact business. In this sense often contracted to 'Change. |
Exchange (n.) To part with give, or transfer to another in consideration of something received as an equivalent |
Exchange (n.) To part with for a substitute |
Exchange (n.) To give and receive reciprocally, as things of the same kind |
Exchange (v. i.) To be changed or received in exchange for |
Hunt-counter (n.) A worthless dog that runs back on the scent |
counterpunch parry counter | a return punch (especially by a boxer) |
exchange | (chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value, the endgame began after the exchange of queens |
exchange | (chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop, black lost the exchange |
substitution exchange commutation | the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help |
exchange transfusion | slow removal of a person's blood and its replacement with equal amounts of a donor's blood |
counter-sabotage | counterintelligence designed to detect and counteract sabotage |
exchange interchange | reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries), he earns his living from the interchange of currency |
exchange | the act of giving something in return for something received, deductible losses on sales or exchanges of property are allowable |
exchange interchange | the act of changing one thing for another thing, Adam was promised immortality in exchange for his disobedience, there was an interchange of prisoners |
rally exchange | (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes, after a short rally Connors won the point |
American Stock Exchange AMEX Curb | a stock exchange in New York |
boron counter tube | a proportional counter tube for counting neutrons |
buffet counter sideboard | a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room, has shelves and drawers |
central telephone exchange exchange | a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication |
charge-exchange accelerator | an accelerator in which high-energy ions escape from plasma following charge exchange |
checkout checkout counter | a counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases |
commodity exchange commodities exchange commodities market | an exchange for buying and selling commodities for future delivery |
corn exchange | an exchange where grains are bought and sold |
counter | table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted |
counter tabulator | a calculator that keeps a record of the number of times something happens |
counter heel counter | 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 |
counter | 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 |
counter | (computer science) a register whose contents go through a regular series of states (usually states indicating consecutive integers) |
counter tube | a measuring instrument for counting individual ionizing events |
crystal counter | a counter tube in which an ionizing event increases conductivity |
exchange | a workplace for buying and selling, open only to members |
futures exchange futures market forward market | a commodity exchange where futures contracts are traded |
Geiger counter Geiger-Muller counter | counter tube that detects ionizing radiations |
meat counter | counter where meats are displayed for sale |
New York Stock Exchange N. Y. Stock Exchange NYSE big board | a stock exchange in New York |
notions counter | counter where notions are sold |
post exchange PX | a commissary on a United States Army post |
proportional counter tube proportional counter | counter tube whose output pulse is proportional to number of ions produced |
pulse counter | an electronic counter that counts the number of electric pulses |
scintillation counter | counter tube in which light flashes when exposed to ionizing radiation |
snack bar snack counter buffet | usually inexpensive bar |
spark chamber spark counter | an instrument that detects ionizing radiation from elementary particles |
stock exchange stock market securities market | an exchange where security trading is conducted by professional stockbrokers |
counter conditioning | conditioning in which a second incompatible response is conditioned to an already conditioned stimulus, counter conditioning lies behind many of the procedures used in behavior therapy |
exchange | a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one), they had a bitter exchange |
rejoinder retort return riposte replication comeback counter | a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one), it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher |
Securities and Exchange Commission SEC | an independent federal agency that oversees the exchange of securities to protect investors |
Counter Reformation | the reaction of the Roman Catholic Church to the Reformation reaffirming the veneration of saints and the authority of the Pope (to which Protestants objected), many leaders were Jesuits |
bean counter | an accountant or bureaucrat who is believed to place undue emphasis on the control of expenditures |
counter | a person who counts things |
teller vote counter | an official appointed to count the votes (especially in legislative assembly) |
exchange | chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another |
photochemical exchange | an exchange produced by the chemical action of radiant energy (especially light) |
agio agiotage premium exchange premium | a fee charged for exchanging currencies |
rate of exchange exchange rate | the charge for exchanging currency of one country for currency of another |