Synonym: antagonistic, anticipate, buffet, comeback, counterpunch, foresee, forestall, heel counter, parry, rejoinder, replication, retort, return, riposte, sideboard, tabulator. Similar words: counterpart, country, county, account, count out, count on, discount, account for. Meaning: ['kaʊntə] 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; has shelves and drawers 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. a piece of leather forming the back of a shoe or boot 9. a return punch (especially by a boxer). v. 1. speak in response 2. act in advance of; deal with ahead of time. adj. indicating opposition or resistance. adv. in the opposite direction.
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31. One of the eggs rolled off the counter.
32. Shoppers got into a scrum round the bargain counter.
33. She wiped a spill of milkshake off the counter.
34. A wind-up clock ticked busily from the kitchen counter.
35. She riffed through the items on the counter.
36. You can buy most cold remedies over the counter.
37. The barman wiped down the counter in silence.
38. The Geiger counter registered a dangerous level of radioactivity.
39. The machine is designed to fit under a counter.
40. He pushed the money across the counter to her.
41. He placed the money on the counter.
42. He'd managed to get cigarettes under the counter.
43. He threw a folded dollar on the counter.
44. In Britain pornography was once sold under the counter.
45. He was determined to counter the bribery allegations.
46. We stacked the dirty plates on the kitchen counter.
47. You used to be able to buy this medicine over the counter,(sentencedict .com) but it is now a prescription drug.
48. You will find sausages on the meat counter/rolls on the bread counter.
49. He will need to counter allegations that he accepted money from criminals.
50. She gave the table a quick wipe and disappeared behind the counter.
51. He could just about see the little man behind the counter.
52. Extra police have been moved into the area to counter the risk of violence.
53. Will passengers waiting to board please go to the ticket counter?
54. Are you taking any other medicines whether on prescription or bought over the counter?
55. Bob's decision not to take the job ran counter to his family's expectations.
56. If you want to buy tickets, you need to go to the counter opposite.
57. I asked the woman behind the counter if they had any postcards of the church.
58. It's risky, but you can get alcohol under the counter.
59. Pornography may be legally banned but it is still available under the counter.
60. The road blocks were a counter to terrorist attacks in that area.
More similar words: counterpart, country, county, account, count out, count on, discount, account for, accounting, hunter, on account of, accountability, take into account, developing countries, mount, amount to, council, volunteer, counselor, counseling, center, painter, interval, internal, interior, Internet, interest, interact, youngster, enter into.