Definition of counter

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Counter (v. t.) A telltale; a contrivance attached to an engine, printing press, or other machine, for the purpose of counting the revolutions or the pulsations..

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Countermark :: Countermark (n.) An artificial cavity made in the teeth of horses that have outgrown their natural mark, to disguise their age..
Assail :: Assail (v. t.) To encounter or meet purposely with the view of mastering, as an obstacle, difficulty, or the like..
Countermanding :: Countermanding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Counterman.
Counterfort :: Counterfort (n.) A spur or projection of a mountain.
Antihypochondriac :: Antihypochondriac (a.) Counteractive of hypochondria.
Feigned :: Feigned (a.) Not real or genuine; pretended; counterfeit; insincere; false.
Contrastimulant :: Contrastimulant (a.) Counteracting the effects of stimulants; relating to a course of medical treatment based on a theory of contrastimulants.
Counterscarf :: Counterscarf (n.) The exterior slope or wall of the ditch; -- sometimes, the whole covered way, beyond the ditch, with its parapet and glacis; as, the enemy have lodged themselves on the counterscarp..
Cross-purpose :: Cross-purpose (n.) A counter or opposing purpose; hence, that which is inconsistent or contradictory..
Rencounter :: Rencounter (v. t.) To attack hand to hand.
Disguise :: Disguise (n.) Artificial language or manner assumed for deception; false appearance; counterfeit semblance or show.
Countersink :: Countersink (v. t.) To cause to sink even with or below the surface; as, to countersink a screw or bolt into woodwork..
Reflection :: Reflection (n.) An image given back from a reflecting surface; a reflected counterpart.
Hanger :: Hanger (n.) A part that suspends a journal box in which shafting runs. See Illust. of Countershaft.
Duplicate :: Duplicate (n.) That which exactly resembles or corresponds to something else; another, correspondent to the first; hence, a copy; a transcript; a counterpart..
Counterfeit :: Counterfeit (n.) That which is made in imitation of something, with a view to deceive by passing the false for the true; as, the bank note was a counterfeit..
Counterstroke :: Counterstroke (n.) A stroke or blow in return.
Brave :: Brave (v. t.) To encounter with courage and fortitude; to set at defiance; to defy; to dare.
Abacus :: Abacus (n.) A calculating table or frame; an instrument for performing arithmetical calculations by balls sliding on wires, or counters in grooves, the lowest line representing units, the second line, tens, etc. It is still employed in China..
Mockery :: Mockery (n.) The act of mocking, deriding, and exposing to contempt, by mimicry, by insincere imitation, or by a false show of earnestness; a counterfeit appearance..
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