| counter | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. counter | table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted. |
| ~ bar | a counter where you can obtain food or drink.; "he bought a hot dog and a coke at the bar" |
| ~ checkout counter, checkout | a counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases. |
| ~ countertop | the top side of a counter. |
| ~ meat counter | counter where meats are displayed for sale. |
| ~ notions counter | counter where notions are sold. |
| ~ reception desk | a counter (as in a hotel) where guests are received. |
| ~ table | a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs.; "it was a sturdy table" |
| n. (artifact) | 2. counter | game equipment (as a piece of wood, plastic, or ivory) used for keeping a count or reserving a space in various card or board games. |
| ~ poker chip, chip | a small disk-shaped counter used to represent money when gambling. |
| ~ game equipment | equipment or apparatus used in playing a game. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. counter, tabulator | a calculator that keeps a record of the number of times something happens. |
| ~ calculating machine, calculator | a small machine that is used for mathematical calculations. |
| ~ pulse counter | an electronic counter that counts the number of electric pulses. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. buffet, counter, sideboard | a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers. |
| ~ credenza, credence | a kind of sideboard or buffet. |
| ~ dining-room, dining room | a room used for dining. |
| ~ drawer | a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out. |
| ~ article of furniture, furniture, piece of furniture | furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy.; "they had too much furniture for the small apartment"; "there was only one piece of furniture in the room" |
| ~ cellaret, minibar | sideboard with compartments for holding bottles. |
| ~ shelf | a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects. |
| n. (person) | 5. counter | a person who counts things. |
| ~ individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | a human being.; "there was too much for one person to do" |
| n. (communication) | 6. comeback, counter, rejoinder, replication, retort, return, riposte | a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one).; "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher" |
| ~ back talk, backtalk, sass, sassing, lip, mouth | an impudent or insolent rejoinder.; "don't give me any of your sass" |
| ~ reply, response | the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange.; "he growled his reply" |
| n. (artifact) | 7. counter | (computer science) a register whose contents go through a regular series of states (usually states indicating consecutive integers). |
| ~ register | (computer science) memory device that is the part of computer memory that has a specific address and that is used to hold information of a specific kind. |
| ~ computer science, computing | the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures. |
| n. (artifact) | 8. counter, heel counter | 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" |
| ~ boot | footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg. |
| ~ piece of leather | a separate part consisting of leather. |
| ~ shoe | footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material. |
| n. (act) | 9. counter, counterpunch, parry | a return punch (especially by a boxer). |
| ~ biff, punch, lick, clout, poke, slug | (boxing) a blow with the fist.; "I gave him a clout on his nose" |
| v. (communication) | 10. counter | speak in response.; "He countered with some very persuasive arguments" |
| ~ answer, reply, respond | react verbally.; "She didn't want to answer"; "answer the question"; "We answered that we would accept the invitation" |
| v. (social) | 11. anticipate, counter, foresee, forestall | act in advance of; deal with ahead of time. |
| ~ act, move | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action).; "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" |
| adj. | 12. antagonistic, counter | indicating opposition or resistance. |
| ~ negative | characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features.; "a negative outlook on life"; "a colorless negative personality"; "a negative evaluation"; "a negative reaction to an advertising campaign" |
| adv. | 13. counter | in the opposite direction.; "run counter" |
| mannequin | | |
| n. (person) | 1. fashion model, manakin, manikin, mannequin, mannikin, model | a woman who wears clothes to display fashions.; "she was too fat to be a mannequin" |
| ~ assistant, helper, help, supporter | a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose.; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work" |
| ~ supermodel | a fashion model who has attained the status of a celebrity. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. form, manakin, manikin, mannequin, mannikin | a life-size dummy used to display clothes. |
| ~ dummy | a figure representing the human form. |
| showcase | | |
| n. (state) | 1. show window, showcase | a setting in which something can be displayed to best effect.; "it was a showcase for democracy in Africa" |
| ~ scope, setting, background | the state of the environment in which a situation exists.; "you can't do that in a university setting" |
| n. (artifact) | 2. case, display case, showcase, vitrine | a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home. |
| ~ container | any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another). |
| ~ trophy case | a case in which to display trophies. |
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