counter
- noun
- /ˈkaʊntər/
- The frail woman was grateful to have the valuable counter space back.
- kitchen counter
- lunch counter
- ticket counter
Smiling, she went to the counter and bought the hat.
- Smiling, she went to the counter and bought the hat.
- You can propagate right on your kitchen counter year round.
- She walks up to the counter with so much confidence.
- But he had left his phone there on the counter next to hers.
- But if I had this little counter space, I would myself.
- Yeah, at their cheese counter, which is not cheap by any means.
- and the person that is behind the counter is having the world's worst day?
- The frail woman was grateful to have the valuable counter space back.
- She wouldn't stand behind a kitchen counter in the studio.
- And he said the person who's serving at the counter of the hotel knew what he was doing.
- OK, so counter space, China's got some strengths.
- Bitch had half a Kohl's jewelry counter right there.
- And I hadn't seen a counter where I could smell the rest of them.
Examples
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Smiling, she went to the counter and bought the hat.
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Can we have security up here at the front counter, please?
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What do you do with your counter space?
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And then here is this large counter space.
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I need some counter space, too.
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Always walk up to the counter.
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But he had left his phone there on the counter next to hers.
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She walks up to the counter with so much confidence.
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" Lawrence's mother set the sack of groceries on the counter of the little kitchen.
Fiction book (1990) -
She placed her groceries on the counter while she searched for her wallet.
Synonyms
A place where people buy and drink alcoholic drinks
A flat-topped piece of furniture with legs used for eating or working
A flat surface on top of kitchen or bathroom cabinets for preparing food and holding things
A single item in a room like a chair or table
A piece of furniture with shelves and drawers for storing plates and cutlery
A cabinet with drawers and shelves for storing dishes and serving food
A long low cabinet with cupboards for holding dishes or serving food in a dining room
A flat surface in a kitchen, laboratory, or workshop where you do work
Idioms
Compounds
- Offensive
A person who pays too much attention to small money details and misses the big picture
- Specialized
A device that detects and measures invisible radiation from radioactive materials
- Specialized
Stocks or bonds not listed on a stock market that dealers buy and sell
- Specialized
A share not listed on a stock exchange that is bought and sold through dealers
A movement in the Catholic Church in the 1500s to strengthen Catholic belief and practice after the Protestant Reformation
- Specialized
A market where people buy and sell shares directly by phone or computer
- Specialized
A private financial contract made between two parties, not traded on a public exchange
- Specialized
A blank check the bank gives you to get money when your personal checks are not available
- Specialized
A therapy method that teaches a calm response instead of fear to something
- Specialized
A device that detects radiation by counting particles in a tube filled with gas
- Specialized
Actions that stop enemy jamming of radios and radar
- Specialized
A device with a gas-filled tube that detects and measures radiation
A part of a store where staff sell small sewing items like buttons and thread
- Specialized
A device that detects and measures radiation by counting electric charges created inside a tube
- Specialized
A tube that detects radiation and gives an electrical signal showing how strong the radiation is
- Jargon
A person who cares too much about small unimportant details in a hobby or project
- Specialized
An investment like a stock or bond traded directly through dealers, not on a stock market
- Specialized
A device that makes tiny sparks when particles from radiation pass through it
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word counter for a long table or surface comes from the verb count, because it was the place where shopkeepers 'counted' money and goods, which is why business is done on a counter.