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n. table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted

n. a piece of leather forming the back of a shoe or boot; "a counter may be used to stiffen the material around the heel and to give support to the foot"

counter

n. game equipment used in various card or board games

counter

n. a circular parry

counter

n. a value in programming which keeps track of anything that must be counted

counter

n. a circuit in electronics that counts pulses and generates an output at a specified time

tabulator

n. a calculator that keeps a record of the number of times something happens

heel

n. a piece of leather forming the back of a shoe or boot; "a counter may be used to stiffen the material around the heel and to give support to the foot"

parry, counterpunch

n. a return punch (especially by a boxer)

buffet, sideboard

n. a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers

speak in response

v. speak in response; "He countered with some very persuasive arguments"

anticipate, foresee, forestall

v. act in advance of; deal with ahead of time

counter

adv. in the opposite direction; "run counter"

antagonistic

adj. indicating opposition or resistance

teller, cashier, bank clerk

n. an employee of a bank who receives and pays out money

rack, stand

n. a support for displaying various articles; "the newspapers were arranged on a rack"

shelf

n. a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects

joggle, dowel, dowel pin

n. a fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together

hanger

n. anything from which something can be hung

pole, magnetic pole

n. one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated

terminal, pole

n. a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves

closet, cupboard

n. a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space

hope, expect, go for

v. intend with some possibility of fulfilment; "I hope to have finished this work by tomorrow evening"

trust, desire, hope, expect

v. expect and wish; "I trust you will behave better from now on"; "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise"

anticipate, foreknow, foresee

v. realize beforehand

look, wait, expect, await, look forward to, wait for

v. look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted"

expect, anticipate

v. regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow"

opposite, antithetic, antithetical

adj. sharply contrasted in character or purpose; "practices entirely antithetical to her professed beliefs"; "hope is antithetic to despair"

contrary, converse

adj. very opposed in nature or character or purpose; "acts contrary to our code of ethics"; "the facts point to a contrary conclusion"

contradictory, mutually exclusive

adj. unable to be both true at the same time

ill, inimical

adj. indicating hostility or enmity; "you certainly did me an ill turn"; "ill feelings"; "ill will"

opposite, polar, diametric, diametrical

adj. characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed; "in diametric contradiction to his claims"; "diametrical (or opposite) points of view"; "opposite meanings"; "extreme and indefensible polar positions"

different, dissimilar

adj. unlike in nature or quality or form or degree; "took different approaches to the problem"; "came to a different conclusion"; "different parts of the country"; "on different sides of the issue"; "this meeting was different from the earlier one"

harmful, inauspicious, adverse, untoward

adj. contrary to your interests or welfare; "adverse circumstances"; "made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions"

opponent, opposing, antagonistic, antipathetic, antipathetical, opposed

adj. characterized by antagonism or antipathy; "slaves antagonistic to their masters"; "antipathetic factions within the party"

deadly, pestilent, baneful, pernicious

adj. exceedingly harmful

disconfirming

adj. not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition; "the HIV test was negative"

perverse

adj. marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict; "took perverse satisfaction in foiling her plans"

minus

adj. on the negative side or lower end of a scale; "minus 5 degrees"; "a grade of B minus"

non

adj. (prefix) reverse of or absence of: "`nonhuman' is a negative term"

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