counter
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8.8
- noun
- /ˈkaʊntər/
- Specialized
- When designing a new boot, the manufacturer paid special attention to the counter for comfort.
Examples
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Before making shoes, the cobbler carefully shaped the counter to fit the user's foot.
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The correct boots or shoes using a company hindfoot counter-top are usually suggested and may even provide additional assistance along with protection.
Blog text (1) -
Lando ignored the cacophony of buzzers, chimes, and bells, and pulled Pops away from the counter.
Fiction book (1991) -
The counter of the shoe provides essential support for the heel.
Synonyms
1
7.2
A piece of stiff material at the back of a shoe that supports the heel
1
7.5
The part at the back of a shoe that supports the heel
Idioms
Compounds
- Offensive
13
7.4
A person who pays too much attention to small money details and misses the big picture
- Specialized
10
4.8
A device that detects and measures invisible radiation from radioactive materials
- Specialized
6
6.0
Stocks or bonds not listed on a stock market that dealers buy and sell
- Specialized
1
6.6
A market where people buy and sell shares directly by phone or computer
1
8.7
A movement in the Catholic Church in the 1500s to strengthen Catholic belief and practice after the Protestant Reformation
- Specialized
1
6.5
A share not listed on a stock exchange that is bought and sold through dealers
- Specialized
1
9.9
A private financial contract made between two parties, not traded on a public exchange
- Specialized
1
7.2
A piece of stiff material at the back of a shoe that supports the heel
- Specialized
1
7.7
A therapy method that teaches a calm response instead of fear to something
- Specialized
1
6.5
A blank check the bank gives you to get money when your personal checks are not available
1
6.9
A part of a store where staff sell small sewing items like buttons and thread
- Specialized
1
9.1
Actions that stop enemy jamming of radios and radar
- Jargon
1
8.9
A person who cares too much about small unimportant details in a hobby or project
- Specialized
1
6.7
An investment like a stock or bond traded directly through dealers, not on a stock market
- Specialized
1
7.2
A device that detects and measures radiation by counting electric charges created inside a tube
- Specialized
A device that detects radiation by counting particles in a tube filled with gas
- Specialized
A device with a gas-filled tube that detects and measures radiation
- Specialized
A tube that detects radiation and gives an electrical signal showing how strong the radiation is
- Specialized
A device that makes tiny sparks when particles from radiation pass through it
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Surface Forms
Etymology
The shoe counter (the stiff part at the back) gets its name from the old root contra meaning 'against', because it presses 'against' the heel to give support and stop the foot from slipping.