Definition of counter

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Counter (adv.) In the wrong way; contrary to the right course; as, a hound that runs counter..

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Countersink :: Countersink (n.) An enlargement of the upper part of a hole, forming a cavity or depression for receiving the head of a screw or bolt..
Oppose :: Oppose (n.) To put in opposition, with a view to counterbalance or countervail; to set against; to offer antagonistically..
Counter :: Counter (adv.) The breast, or that part of a horse between the shoulders and under the neck..
Rencountering :: Rencountering (p. pr. & vb/ n.) of Rencounte.
Counterbalanced :: Counterbalanced (imp. & p. p.) of Counterbalanc.
Feigned :: Feigned (a.) Not real or genuine; pretended; counterfeit; insincere; false.
Countermine :: Countermine (v. i.) To make a countermine or counterplot; to plot secretly.
Counterterm :: Counterterm (n.) A term or word which is the opposite of, or antithesis to, another; an antonym; -- the opposite of synonym; as, foe is the counterterm of friend..
Personate :: Personate (v. t.) To assume the character of; to represent by a fictitious appearance; to act the part of; hence, to counterfeit; to feign; as, he tried to personate his brother; a personated devotion..
Represent :: Represent (v. t.) To present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or image of; to typify.
Money-maker :: Money-maker (n.) One who coins or prints money; also, a counterfeiter of money..
Barroom :: Barroom (n.) A room containing a bar or counter at which liquors are sold.
Gammon :: Gammon (v. t.) To beat in the game of backgammon, before an antagonist has been able to get his men or counters home and withdraw any of them from the board; as, to gammon a person..
Rencounter :: Rencounter (n.) A meeting of two persons or bodies; a collision; especially, a meeting in opposition or contest; a combat, action, or engagement..
Counterwheel :: Counterwheel (v. t.) To cause to wheel or turn in an opposite direction.
Fictive :: Fictive (a.) Feigned; counterfeit.
Countersunk :: Countersunk (p. p. & a.) Sunk into a chamfer; as, a countersunk bolt..
Hunt-counter :: Hunt-counter (n.) A worthless dog that runs back on the scent; a blunderer.
Answer :: Answer (n.) A counter-statement of facts in a course of pleadings; a confutation of what the other party has alleged; a responsive declaration by a witness in reply to a question. In Equity, it is the usual form of defense to the complainant's charges in his bill..
Waylay :: Waylay (v. t.) To lie in wait for; to meet or encounter in the way; especially, to watch for the passing of, with a view to seize, rob, or slay; to beset in ambush..
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