adj.
1.indicating opposition or resistance counter adv.
1.in the opposite direction counter n.
1.table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted
2.game equipment used in various card or board games
3.a calculator that keeps a record of the number of times something happens
4.a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room
5.a person who counts things
6.a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
7.(computer science) a register whose contents go through a regular series of states (usually states indicating consecutive integers)
8.the piece of leather that fits the heel
9.a piece of leather forming the back of a shoe 10.a return punch (especially by a boxer) counter v.
1.speak in response
2.act in advance of
Idiom of the Day
scream bloody murder
to complain bitterly about something
The woman screamed bloody murder when someone took her parking place.