Word
Counter
How many syllables?
2 Syllables
How it's divided?
count-er
Definition
- adv. - A prefix meaning contrary, opposite, in opposition; as,
counteract, counterbalance, countercheck. See Counter, adv. & a.
- v. t. - One who counts, or reckons up; a calculator; a
reckoner.
- v. t. - A piece of metal, ivory, wood, or bone, used in
reckoning, in keeping account of games, etc.
- v. t. - Money; coin; -- used in contempt.
- v. t. - A prison; either of two prisons formerly in London.
- v. t. - A telltale; a contrivance attached to an engine,
printing press, or other machine, for the purpose of counting the
revolutions or the pulsations.
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