Definition of counter

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Counter (a.) Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse; antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue..

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Counterpoint :: Counterpoint (n.) A coverlet; a cover for a bed, often stitched or broken into squares; a counterpane. See 1st Counterpane..
Countermanded :: Countermanded (imp. & p. p.) of Counterman.
Countercharming :: Countercharming (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Counterchar.
Fictive :: Fictive (a.) Feigned; counterfeit.
Augmentation :: Augmentation (n.) In counterpoint and fugue, a repetition of the subject in tones of twice the original length..
Chock :: Chock (n.) An encounter.
Counter :: Counter (adv.) The back leather or heel part of a boot.
Correction :: Correction (n.) Abatement of noxious qualities; the counteraction of what is inconvenient or hurtful in its effects; as, the correction of acidity in the stomach..
Counterpoised :: Counterpoised (imp. & p. p.) of Counterpois.
Diminution :: Diminution (n.) In counterpoint, the imitation of, or reply to, a subject, in notes of half the length or value of those the subject itself..
Countermanding :: Countermanding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Counterman.
Overpoise :: Overpoise (n.) Preponderant weight; a counterbalance.
Encounter :: Encounter (v. i.) To meet face to face; to have a meeting; to meet, esp. as enemies; to engage in combat; to fight; as, three armies encountered at Waterloo..
Negative :: Negative (v. t.) To neutralize the force of; to counteract.
Countercharm :: Countercharm (v. t.) To destroy the effect of a charm upon.
Queer :: Queer (n.) Counterfeit money.
Rencounter :: Rencounter (v. t.) To meet unexpectedly; to encounter.
Like :: Like (n.) That which is equal or similar to another; the counterpart; an exact resemblance; a copy.
Countergage :: Countergage (n.) An adjustable gage, with double points for transferring measurements from one timber to another, as the breadth of a mortise to the place where the tenon is to be made..
Greenback :: Greenback (n.) One of the legal tender notes of the United States; -- first issued in 1862, and having the devices on the back printed with green ink, to prevent alterations and counterfeits..
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