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Another word for counter

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Adjective

  1. Diametrically opposed

    See also:

    support

Noun

  1. That which is diametrically opposed to another

      1. A proposition derived by negating and permuting the terms of another, equivalent proposition; for example, All not-Y is not-X is the contrapositive of All X is Y.
      1. Involving, of the nature of, or being a contradiction:
      2. Given to contradicting:
      3. Either of two propositions related in such a way that it is impossible for both to be true or both to be false.
      1. Turned backward in position, direction, or order:
      2. Moving, acting, or organized in a manner contrary to the usual:
      3. Causing backward movement:
      1. Placed or located directly across from something else or from each other:
      2. Facing the other way; moving or tending away from each other:
      3. Being the other of two complementary or mutually exclusive things:
      1. To engage in an exchange of thoughts and feelings by means of speech or sign language.
      2. To interact socially with others; associate.
      3. An interchange of thoughts and feelings by means of speech or sign language; conversation.
      1. Opposed, as in character or purpose:
      2. Opposite in direction or position:
      3. Moving in the opposite direction at a fixed interval:
      1. A word having a meaning opposite to that of another word:
      1. Direct contrast; opposition.
      2. The direct or exact opposite:
      3. A figure of speech in which sharply contrasting ideas are juxtaposed in a balanced or parallel phrase or grammatical structure, as in
      1. Any two places or regions that are on diametrically opposite sides of the earth.
      2. Something that is the exact opposite or contrary of another; an antipode.
      1. A direct or diametrical opposite.
      2. One of a pair of antipodes.
    See also:

    support

Verb

  1. To return like for like, especially to return an unfriendly or hostile action with a similar one

    See also:

    forgiveness

    attack

  2. To place in opposition or be in opposition to

    Idioms:
    See also:

    support

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Another word for counter

Noun
      1. A display case or cabinet, as in a store or museum.
      2. A setting in which someone or something may be displayed, especially to advantage.
      3. To display prominently, especially to advantage.
      1. A wooden block on which food or wood is chopped.
      1. Made of or resembling a board of thick strips of hardwood like that on which butchers chop meat:
      1. A surface, usually resting on cupboards or drawers that can be used to work on. Usually in a kitchen.
      1. A table designed for a specific kind of task or activity, such as needlework or the graphic arts.
      1. An article of furniture supported by one or more vertical legs and having a flat horizontal surface:
      2. The objects laid out for a meal on this article of furniture.
      3. The food and drink served at meals; fare:
      1. A large sideboard with drawers and cupboards.
      2. A counter or table from which meals or refreshments are served.
      3. A restaurant having such a counter.
      1. A relatively long, straight, rigid piece of solid material used as a fastener, support, barrier, or structural or mechanical member.
      2. A solid oblong block of a substance or combination of ingredients, such as soap or candy.
      3. Any of various flat baked confections that are typically dense and harder than cakes and served cut into rectangular pieces.
      1. To rise to an upright position on the feet.
      2. To assume or maintain an upright position as specified:
      3. To maintain an upright position on the feet.
      1. A horizontal projection forming a narrow shelf on a wall.
      2. A cut or projection forming a shelf on a cliff or rock wall.
      3. An underwater ridge or rock shelf.
      1. A flat, usually rectangular structure composed of a rigid material, such as wood, glass, or metal, fixed at right angles to a wall or other vertical surface and used to hold or store objects.
      2. The contents or capacity of such a structure.
      3. Something, such as a projecting ledge of rock or a balcony, that resembles such a structure.
      1. A long flat slab of sawed lumber; a plank.
      2. A blackboard.
      3. A bulletin board.
    See also:

    table

    bench

Idioms:

    under-the-counter

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Sentence Examples

  • Carmen grabbed the thermometer from the counter and gave it to him.

  • Noticing a deck of cards on the counter, she paused.

  • She tossed her keys on the counter and set down the flowers.

  • She sagged against a counter, hoping he believed her.

  • Carmen carried the basket of eggs to the counter beside the sink and watched as Alex took the lid off the roasting pan.

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