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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Countercharmed :: Countercharmed (imp. & p. p.) of Counterchar.
Counter :: Counter (adv.) In the wrong way; contrary to the right course; as, a hound that runs counter..
Countermarch :: Countermarch (n.) A change of measures; alteration of conduct.
Forge :: Forge (n.) To make falsely; to produce, as that which is untrue or not genuine; to fabricate; to counterfeit, as, a signature, or a signed document..
Counterfleury :: Counterfleury (a.) Counterflory.
Antiputrescent :: Antiputrescent (a.) Counteracting, or preserving from, putrefaction; antiseptic..
Counterfeited :: Counterfeited (imp. & p. p.) of Counterfei.
Encounter :: Encounter (v. t.) A meeting, with hostile purpose; hence, a combat; a battle; as, a bloody encounter..
Parole :: Parole (n.) A watchword given only to officers of guards; -- distinguished from countersign, which is given to all guards..
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.
Antiscorbutic :: Antiscorbutic (a.) Counteracting scurvy.
Operameter :: Operameter (n.) An instrument or machine for measuring work done, especially for ascertaining the number of rotations made by a machine or wheel in manufacturing cloth; a counter..
Falsification :: Falsification (n.) The act of falsifying, or making false; a counterfeiting; the giving to a thing an appearance of something which it is not..
Countermine :: Countermine (v. i.) To make a countermine or counterplot; to plot secretly.
Equivalence :: Equivalence (v. t.) To be equivalent or equal to; to counterbalance.
Counterbalance :: Counterbalance (n.) A weight, power, or agency, acting against or balancing another.
Polyphony :: Polyphony (n.) Composition in mutually related, equally important parts which share the melody among them; contrapuntal composition; -- opposed to homophony, in which the melody is given to one part only, the others filling out the harmony. See Counterpoint..
Fortitude :: Fortitude (n.) That strength or firmness of mind which enables a person to encounter danger with coolness and courage, or to bear pain or adversity without murmuring, depression, or despondency; passive courage; resolute endurance; firmness in confronting or bearing up against danger or enduring trouble..
Pollard :: Pollard (n.) A clipped coin; also, a counterfeit..
Cross-purpose :: Cross-purpose (n.) A counter or opposing purpose; hence, that which is inconsistent or contradictory..
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