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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Antonym :: Antonym (n.) A word of opposite meaning; a counterterm; -- used as a correlative of synonym.
Cross :: Cross (v. t.) To run counter to; to thwart; to obstruct; to hinder; to clash or interfere with.
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..
Feint :: Feint (a.) Feigned; counterfeit.
Antibillous :: Antibillous (a.) Counteractive of bilious complaints; tending to relieve biliousness.
Counterbore :: Counterbore (n.) A flat-bottomed cylindrical enlargement of the mouth of a hole, usually of slight depth, as for receiving a cylindrical screw head..
Counterbalance :: Counterbalance (n.) A weight, power, or agency, acting against or balancing another.
Antagonize :: Antagonize (v. t.) To contend with; to oppose actively; to counteract.
Countermove :: Countermove () Alt. of Countermovemen.
Shock :: Shock (v. i.) To meet with a shock; to meet in violent encounter.
Hazard :: Hazard (v. i.) To try the chance; to encounter risk or danger.
Wellhole :: Wellhole (n.) A cavity which receives a counterbalancing weight in certain mechanical contrivances, and is adapted also for other purposes..
Counteract :: Counteract (v. t.) To act in opposition to; to hinder, defeat, or frustrate, by contrary agency or influence; as, to counteract the effect of medicines; to counteract good advice..
Countersealed :: Countersealed (imp. & p. p.) of Countersea.
Counterpoise :: Counterpoise (v. t.) To act against with equal power; to balance.
Counterchange :: Counterchange (n.) Exchange; reciprocation.
Assail :: Assail (v. t.) To encounter or meet purposely with the view of mastering, as an obstacle, difficulty, or the like..
Counterturn :: Counterturn (n.) The critical moment in a play, when, contrary to expectation, the action is embroiled in new difficulties..
Reflection :: Reflection (n.) An image given back from a reflecting surface; a reflected counterpart.
Countervote :: Countervote (v. t.) To vote in opposition to; to balance or overcome by voting; to outvote.
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