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.
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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121. Out of curiosity, I ordered an appetizer off the typed list on the counter.
122. Try to counter nervousness by getting right back to basics.
123. Now the payments will go into the Universal Bank accounts, but can be collected over the counter at post offices.
124. The general aim was to counter Axis influences and propaganda.
125. I propose we deliberately adopt these principles of action to counter the changes we have witnessed.
126. The barmaid drew off two measures and passed them across the counter.
127. Spread copies of this week's papers on serving counter and butter thickly on slices of bread.
128. In general, ministers are willing to be flexible to ensure that they can counter criticism arising from immediate public anxieties.
129. Yet we all know that it goes on - under the counter, as it were.
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130. The police were called, after which Bradley started to tear up the paper bags which were on the counter.
131. She was sounding unexpectedly urgent as they approached the empty checkout counter.
132. There are many controllable factors in sleep that can counter the effects of changing hormones.
133. Then he reached under the counter for his slim green ledgers.
134. The man who had been walking the aisles approached the counter but was empty-handed.
135. She queued by the weighing counter now with a pout of arrogance.
136. These objects add instant nostalgia when hung on your kitchen wall or placed in a basket on your counter top.
137. She sat her on the counter beside the sink and combed back her thin hair.
138. To counter this, water is secreted into a contractile vacuole as fast as it enters the amoeba.
139. Each location has a counter service restaurant at lunch time, along with a coffee and snack bar open all day.
140. Ellie moved gingerly between the table and the kitchen counter, buttering toast and pouring cups of tea.
141. I thought Poems for D.T.'s would be more appropriate, or would attract more attention on a book-shop counter.
142. When he dropped the skillet on the counter, a small piece chipped off the tile.
143. After bids and counter bids the Secretary of State referred the Guinness proposal to the Commission for inquiry and report.
144. Just as they propped David up against the side of the display counter, the manager strode self-importantly along the aisle.
145. Ignoring her frantic efforts to break free, he'd tossed his charge card down on to the counter.
146. It would take more than pistols to counter a new challenge from the army.
147. Benjy opened the door at the end of the counter and ran into the bathroom.
148. And customers at the Hutchinsons' shop have contributed more than ￡200 in loose change thrown into a collecting bucket on the counter.
149. Once this would have been passed under the counter; now it's on sale at leading bookshops.
150. You get them from the hospital or your doctor, not over the counter.
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