counter
/ˈkaʊn.tə/
An object used in counting or keeping count, or as a marker in games, etc; A table or board on which money is counted and over which business is transacted; In a kitchen, a surface, often built into the wall and above a cabinet, designed to be used for food preparation; In a bathroom, a surface, often built into the wall and above a cabinet, which holds the washbasin
- plural
- counters
Meanings
- 1
An object (now especially a small disc) used in counting or keeping count, or as a marker in games, etc
He was working behind the counter.
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Tom introduced himself to the people behind the counter.
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- 2
A table or board on which money is counted and over which business is transacted
- 3
In a kitchen, a surface, often built into the wall and above a cabinet, designed to be used for food preparation
- 4
In a bathroom, a surface, often built into the wall and above a cabinet, which holds the washbasin
- 5
Something opposite or contrary to something else
- 6
A proactive defensive hold or move in reaction to a hold or move by one's opponent
- 7
The piece of a shoe or a boot around the heel of the foot (above the heel of the shoe/boot)
- 8
The breast of a horse; that part of a horse between the shoulders and under the neck
- 9
One who countsrare
- 10
A reckoner; someone who collects data by counting; an enumeratorrare