Definition of counter

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Counter (adv.) Same as Contra. Formerly used to designate any under part which served for contrast to a principal part, but now used as equivalent to counter tenor..

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Compter :: Compter (n.) A counter.
Counterbalance :: Counterbalance (v. t.) To oppose with an equal weight or power; to counteract the power or effect of; to countervail; to equiponderate; to balance.
Antalkaline :: Antalkaline (n.) Anything that neutralizes, or that counteracts an alkaline tendency in the system..
Set-off :: Set-off (n.) A counterclaim; a cross debt or demand; a distinct claim filed or set up by the defendant against the plaintiff's demand.
Forgery :: Forgery (n.) That which is forged, fabricated, falsely devised, or counterfeited..
Counterpoise :: Counterpoise (n.) An equal power or force acting in opposition; a force sufficient to balance another force.
Countermuring :: Countermuring (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Countermur.
Antagonist :: Antagonist (a.) Antagonistic; opposing; counteracting; as, antagonist schools of philosophy..
Resist :: Resist (v. t.) To counteract, as a force, by inertia or reaction..
Falsehood :: Falsehood (n.) A counterfeit; a false appearance; an imposture.
Counter :: Counter (adv.) Same as Contra. Formerly used to designate any under part which served for contrast to a principal part, but now used as equivalent to counter tenor..
Antihypochondriac :: Antihypochondriac (a.) Counteractive of hypochondria.
Countercharm :: Countercharm (n.) That which has the power of destroying the effect of a charm.
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..
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..
Counter Brace :: Counter brace () The brace of the fore-topsail on the leeward side of a vessel.
Countermine :: Countermine (n.) An underground gallery excavated to intercept and destroy the mining of an enemy.
Countermand :: Countermand (v. t.) To revoke (a former command); to cancel or rescind by giving an order contrary to one previously given; as, to countermand an order for goods..
Counterpart :: Counterpart (n.) One of two corresponding copies of an instrument; a duplicate.
Battle :: Battle (v. t.) A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; an engagement; a combat..
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