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. |
Hunt-counter
(n.) A worthless dog that runs back on the scent |
Signature
(v. t.) A sign, stamp, or mark impressed, as by a seal. |
Signature
(v. t.) Especially, the name of any person, written with his own hand, employed to signify that the writing which precedes accords with his wishes or intentions |
Signature
(v. t.) An outward mark by which internal characteristics were supposed to be indicated. |
Signature
(v. t.) A resemblance between the external characters of a disease and those of some physical agent, for instance, that existing between the red skin of scarlet fever and a red cloth |
Signature
(v. t.) The designation of the key (when not C major, or its relative, A minor) by means of one or more sharps or flats at the beginning of the staff, immediately after the clef, affecting all notes of the same letter throughout the piece or movement. Each minor key has the same signature as its relative major. |
Signature
(v. t.) A letter or figure placed at the bottom of the first page of each sheet of a book or pamphlet, as a direction to the binder in arranging and folding the sheets. |
Signature
(v. t.) The printed sheet so marked, or the form from which it is printed |
Signature
(v. t.) That part of a prescription which contains the directions to the patient. It is usually prefaced by S or Sig. (an abbreviation for the Latin signa, imperative of signare to sign or mark). |
Signature
(v. t.) To mark with, or as with, a signature or signatures. |
counterpunch
parry
counter | a return punch (especially by a boxer) |
| counter-sabotage | counterintelligence designed to detect and counteract sabotage |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Geiger counter
Geiger-Muller counter | counter tube that detects ionizing radiations |
| meat counter | counter where meats are displayed for sale |
| 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 |
| touch signature | a distinguishing style, this room needs a woman's touch |
| 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 |
| signature | a sheet with several pages printed on it, it folds to page size and is bound with other signatures to form a book |
| signature | your name written in your own handwriting |
| signature recognition | biometric identification by automatically scanning a person's signature and matching it electronically against a library of known signatures |
key signature
signature | the sharps or flats that follow the clef and indicate the key |
time signature
musical time signature | a musical notation indicating the number of beats to a measure and kind of note that takes a beat |
signature signature tune
theme song | a melody used to identify a performer or a dance band or radio
tv program |
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 |
| 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) |
| counter check | a blank check provided by a bank for the convenience of customers who are making withdrawals |
unlisted security
over the counter security
OTC security | a security traded in the over-theounter market |
over the counter stock
OTC stock
unlisted stock | stock that is not listed and traded on an organized exchange |
| counter | speak in response, He countered with some very persuasive arguments |
| counter-drill | drill in an opposite direction |
anticipate
foresee
forestall
counter | act in advance of, deal with ahead of time |
| under-the-counter | done or sold illicitly and secretly, |
over-the-counter
otc | (of securities) not traded on a stock exchange, over-the-counter stocks |
antagonistic
counter | indicating opposition or resistance |
nonprescription(a)
over-the-counter(a) | purchasable without a doctor's prescription, nonprescription drugs, an over-the-counter cold remedy |
| counter | in the opposite direction, run counter |