counter

[ˈkaʊntər]

Definition:
1. A long flat surface over which goods are sold or business is done in a shop/store, bank, etc.
2. A small disc used for playing or scoring in some board games.
3. An electronic device for counting something.

Use 'counter' in a sentence:

1. She sighed and flicked a dishcloth at the counter.
2. He banged the money down on the counter.
3. She wiped a spill of milkshake off the counter.
4. Wes hunched his shoulders and leaned forward on the edge of the counter.
5. I asked at the counter.
6. Azar reached beneath the counter for a black plastic bag.
7. I guess maybe that woman behind the counter was right.
8. They can usually be found in the ticket counter area interacting with travelers.
9. Is this the check-in counter for Flight 914 to Los Angeles?
10. Leftover food and unwashed dishes cover the dirty counters.
11. The finding ran counter to all expectations.
12. A large crowd of customers swarmed before the counter.
13. Congestion could be countered by persuading more drivers to get on their bikes.
14. He threw a folded dollar on the counter.
15. He could just about see the little man behind the counter.
16. The union countered with letters rebutting the company's claims.
17. Mr. Azar reached beneath the counter for a black plastic bag.
18. She scrubbed the counters down with bleach.
19. I guided him to the counter to order.
20. My heart sank when the man at the immigration counter gestured to the back room.
21. And it doesn't run counter to the goals of public education.
22. Are you taking any other medicines whether on prescription or bought over the counter?
23. I asked the woman behind the counter if they had any postcards.
24. The bar counter groans under the weight of huge plates of the freshest fish.
25. We were sitting on stools at the counter having coffee.
26. He gave his counter a polish with a soft duster.
27. Both of them had to counter fierce criticism.
28. The leadership discussed a plan of economic measures to counter the effects of such a blockade.
29. Whether you're behind the pharmacy counter or in the lab, you can rest easy.
30. He said the country needed a strong intelligence service to counter espionage, terrorism, and foreign extremists.
31. The country needs a strong intelligence service to counter espionage and foreign extremists.
32. Businesses would like to see new laws to counter late payments of debts.
33. She spread pieces of bread on the counter and began buttering them.
34. A liquor store clerk reads a magazine at the counter.
35. The clerk at the counter gave me too little change.
36. I tried to argue but he countered that the plans were not yet finished.
37. The needle on the rev counter soared.
38. He slammed the counter with the flat of his hand.
39. The new answering machine has a call counter.
40. Such arguments are not easily countered.
41. These results seem counter-intuitive.
42. He propped his elbows upon a greasy counter.
43. Her synthesis of feminism and socialism ran counter to all other historical currents.
44. She was serving behind the counter.
45. He leaned over the counter so his face was almost level with the boy's.
46. O'Brien sat on a bar stool and leaned his elbows on the counter.
47. The employers' association was seen as a counter to union power.
48. These tablets are available over the counter.
49. The shop assistant received me indifferently while leaning on a counter.
50. Much of the plan runs counter to European agriculture and environmental policy.
51. The government's plans run counter to agreed European policy on this issue.