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. |
Hall (n.) A building or room of considerable size and stateliness, used for public purposes |
Hall (n.) The chief room in a castle or manor house, and in early times the only public room, serving as the place of gathering for the lord's family with the retainers and servants, also for cooking and eating. It was often contrasted with the bower, which was the private or sleeping apartment. |
Hall (n.) A vestibule, entrance room, etc., in the more elaborated buildings of later times. |
Hall (n.) Any corridor or passage in a building. |
Hall (n.) A name given to many manor houses because the magistrate's court was held in the hall of his mansion |
Hall (n.) A college in an English university (at Oxford, an unendowed college). |
Hall (n.) The apartment in which English university students dine in common |
Hall (n.) Cleared passageway in a crowd |
Hall-mark (n.) The official stamp of the Goldsmiths' Company and other assay offices, in the United Kingdom, on gold and silver articles, attesting their purity. Also used figuratively |
Hunt-counter (n.) A worthless dog that runs back on the scent |
Moot-hall (n.) Alt. of Moot-house |
Wool-hall (n.) A trade market in the woolen districts. |
counterpunch parry counter | a return punch (especially by a boxer) |
counter-sabotage | counterintelligence designed to detect and counteract sabotage |
anteroom antechamber entrance hall hall foyer lobby vestibule | a large entrance or reception room or area |
assembly hall | a hall where many people can congregate |
ballroom dance hall dance palace | large room used mainly for dancing |
beer hall | a hall or barroom featuring beer and (usually) entertainment |
billiard room billiard saloon billiard parlor billiard parlour billiard hall | a room in which billiards is played |
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 |
checkout checkout counter | a counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases |
city hall | a building that houses administrative offices of a municipal government |
concert hall | a hall where concerts are given |
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 |
dining-hall | a large room at a college or university, used especially for dining |
dormitory dorm residence hall hall student residence | a college or university building containing living quarters for students |
exhibition hall exhibition area | a large hall for holding exhibitions |
Geiger counter Geiger-Muller counter | counter tube that detects ionizing radiations |
great hall | the principal hall in a castle or mansion, can be used for dining or entertainment |
hall | a large building for meetings or entertainment |
hall | a large room for gatherings or entertainment, lecture hall, pool hall |
hall | a large building used by a college or university for teaching or research, halls of learning |
Hall of Fame | a building containing trophies honoring famous people |
hall of residence | a university dormitory |
hallway hall | an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open, the elevators were at the end of the hall |
Independence Hall | the building in Philadelphia where the Declaration of Independence was signed |
manor hall hall | the large room of a manor or castle |
mansion mansion house manse hall residence | a large and imposing house |
meat counter | counter where meats are displayed for sale |
mess mess hall | a (large) military dining room where service personnel eat or relax |
music hall vaudeville theater vaudeville theatre | a theater in which vaudeville is staged |
National Baseball Hall of Fame | a Hall of Fame and museum in Cooperstown, New York, honoring great baseball players |
notions counter | counter where notions are sold |
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 |
study hall | a classroom reserved for study |
town hall | a government building that houses administrative offices of a town government |
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 |
hall pass | written permission from a teacher for a student to be out the classroom and in the halls of the school |
vaudeville music hall | a variety show with songs and comic acts etc. |
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 |
Tammany Hall Tammany Society Tammany | a political organization within the Democratic Party in New York City (late 's and early 's) seeking political control by corruption and bossism |