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. |
Deposit (n.) To lay down |
Deposit (n.) To lay up or away for safe keeping |
Deposit (n.) To lodge in some one's hands for safe keeping |
Deposit (n.) To lay aside |
Deposit (v. t.) That which is deposited, or laid or thrown down |
Deposit (v. t.) A natural occurrence of a useful mineral under the conditions to invite exploitation. |
Deposit (v. t.) That which is placed anywhere, or in any one's hands, for safe keeping |
Deposit (v. t.) A bailment of money or goods to be kept gratuitously for the bailor. |
Deposit (v. t.) Money lodged with a party as earnest or security for the performance of a duty assumed by the person depositing. |
Deposit (v. t.) A place of deposit |
Hunt-counter (n.) A worthless dog that runs back on the scent |
counterpunch parry counter | a return punch (especially by a boxer) |
deposit deposition | the act of putting something somewhere |
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 |
depository deposit depositary repository | a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping |
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 |
safe-deposit safe-deposit box safety-deposit safety deposit box deposit box lockbox | a fireproof metal strongbox (usually in a bank) for storing valuables |
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 |
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 |
deposit | a payment given as a guarantee that an obligation will be met |
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 |
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation FDIC | a federally sponsored corporation that insures accounts in national banks and other qualified institutions |
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 |
alluvial sediment alluvial deposit alluvium alluvion | clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down |
sediment deposit | matter that has been deposited by some natural process |
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) |
deposit sedimentation alluviation | the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating |
deposit | money given as security for an article acquired for temporary use, his deposit was refunded when he returned the car |
down payment deposit | a partial payment made at the time of purchase, the balance to be paid later |
margin security deposit | the amount of collateral a customer deposits with a broker when borrowing from the broker to buy securities |
time deposit account deposit account | a savings account in which the deposit is held for a fixed term or in which withdrawals can be made only after giving notice or with loss of interest |
certificate of deposit CD | a debt instrument issued by a bank, usually pays interest |
deposit bank deposit | money deposited in a bank or some similar institution |
demand deposit | a bank deposit from which withdrawals can be made without notice |
time deposit | a certificate of deposit from which withdrawals can be made only after advance notice or at a specified future date |
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 |
deposition deposit | the natural process of laying down a deposit of something |
counter | speak in response, He countered with some very persuasive arguments |
counter-drill | drill in an opposite direction |
lodge wedge stick deposit | put, fix, force, or implant, lodge a bullet in the table, stick your thumb in the crack |
situate fix posit deposit | put (something somewhere) firmly, She posited her hand on his shoulder, deposit the suitcase on the bench, fix your eyes on this spot |