counter
Definition
- n. table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted
- n. 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
- n. a calculator that keeps a record of the number of times something happens
- n. a person who counts things
Word forms
- Past tense
- countered
- Past participle
- countered
- Present participle
- countering
- Third person singular
- counters
Example sentences
n.
The cashier stood behind the counter, ready to help the customers.
a.
She made a counter argument to support her point of view.
adv.
He walked counter to the flow of the crowd to reach the exit.
[计]
The digital counter showed that we had traveled 100 miles.