Counter

kown′tėr, adv. against: in opposition.— adj. contrary: opposite.— n. that which is counter of opposite: ( mus. ) the voice-part set in immediate contrast with the air: ( fencing ) a parry in which one foil follows the other in a small circle: the part of a horse's breast between the shoulders and under the neck: ( naut. ) the part of a ship between the water-line and the knuckle of the stern.— v.t. Counteract′ , to act counter or in opposition to: to hinder or defeat.— n. Counterac′tion .— adj. Counteract′ive , tending to counteract.— n. one who or that which counteracts.— adv. Counteract′ively .— ns. Coun′ter-ag′ent , anything which counteracts; Coun′ter-approach′ , a work thrown up outside a besieged place to command or check the approaches of the besieger; Coun′ter-attrac′tion , attraction in an opposite direction.— adj. Coun′ter-attract′ive , attracting in an opposite direction.— v.t. Counter bal′ance , to balance by weight on the opposite side: to act against with equal weight, power, or influence.— ns. Coun′terbalance , an equal weight, power, or agency working in opposition; Coun′terbase (see Contraba ); Coun′ter-batt′ery ( mil. ), a battery erected to oppose another; Coun′ter-blast , something done in opposition to another thing; Coun′ter-bond , a bond to protect from contingent lo one who has given bond for another.— v.t. Coun′ter-brace ( naut. ), to brace or fasten (the head-yards and after-yards) in opposite ways.— n. the lee-brace of the fore-topsail-yard.— n. Coun′terbuff , a stroke that stops motion or causes a recoil.— v.t. to drive back by such.— ns. Coun′ter-cast ( Spens. ), a contrary cast, counterplot, trick; Coun′ter-cast′er ( Shak. ), one who casts accounts: a book-keeper—used in contempt; Coun′ter-change , ( Shak. ), exchange, reciprocation.— p.adj. Coun′terchanged′ , exchanged: ( her. ) intermixed or set one against the other, as the colours of the field and charge.— n. Coun′ter-charge , a charge brought forward in opposition to another charge.— v.t. Coun′tercharm , to destroy or di olve the effects of another charm.— n. that which destroys the effects of another charm.— v.t. Coun′ter-check , to check by some obstacle: to rebuke.— ns. Counter-check′ , a check in opposition to another: a rebuke; Counter-claim , kown′tėr-klām, n. a cro -demand brought forward as a partial or complete set-off against another claim.; Coun′ter-curr′ent , a current flowing in an opposite direction; Coun′ter-drain , a drain alongside a canal, ., to carry off water oozing out.— v.t. Coun′terdraw , to trace on oiled paper or other transparent material.— ns. Coun′ter-ev′idence , evidence brought forward in opposition to other evidence; Coun′terfoil , the corresponding part of a bank cheque, ., retained by the giver; Coun′ter-force , an opposing force; Coun′ter-fort ( fort. ), a buttre , or arch behind the revetments or retaining walls of the ditches of permanent fortifications; Coun′ter-gauge , an adjustable scribing gauge for marking the measurements of a mortise on a piece to be tenoned; Coun′ter-guard ( fort. ), an outwork consisting of two lines of rampart running parallel to the faces of the bastion, to guard the bastion from being breached; Coun′ter-in′fluence , an opposing influence; Coun′ter-irr′itant , an agent or substance applied to the skin so as to redden, to vesicate, or to produce pustules, .; Coun′ter-irritā′tion , an artificial irritation produced in one part of the body to act in opposition to and remove already existing irritation; Coun′terlight ( paint. ), a light opposite to any object, disturbing the effect of its light.— v.i. Coun′term arch , to march back or in a direction contrary to a former one.— n. a marching backward or in a direction different from a former one: ( mil. ) an evolution by which a body of men change front, and still retain the same men in the front rank: change of measures.— n. Coun′termark , an additional mark put on a bale of goods belonging to several merchants, so that it may not be opened except in the presence of all the owners: a mark put on standard metal by the London Goldsmiths' Company in addition to the artificer's: an artificial cavity made in the teeth of horses to disguise their age.— v.t. Coun′termine , to make a mine in opposition to: to oppose by means of a countermine: ( fig. ) to frustrate by secret working:— pr.p. counter min′ing; pa.p. countermined′. — ns. Coun′ter-mine ( mil. ), a mine or chamber excavated by the besieged to counteract or destroy the mines made by the besiegers: ( fig. ) any means of counteraction; Coun′ter-mō′tion , an opposite motion; Coun′ter-move , -move′ment , a contrary move, movement.— v.t. Coun′termure , to fortify a wall with another wall.— ns. Coun′ter-ō′pening , an aperture or vent on the opposite side, or in a different place; Coun′ter-pace , a step in opposition to another, a contrary measure.— adj. Coun′ter-paled ( her. ), divided equally, as an escutcheon, first palewise, then by a line fe wise, with two tinctures countercharged.— ns. Coun′ter-parole′ , a word in addition to the pa word; Coun′terpart , the part that answers to another part: that which fits into or completes another, having the qualities which another lacks, and so an opposite.— adj. Coun′ter-pa ′ant ( her. ), denoting two animals in a coat of arms represented as pa ing each other the contrary way.— n. Coun′terplea , a replication to a plea or request.— v.t. Counterplead′ , to plead the contrary of; Coun′terplot′ , to plot against in order to frustrate another plot:— pr.p. counterplot′ting; pa.p. counterplot′ted. — n. a plot or stratagem opposed to another plot.— v.t. Coun′terpoise , to poise or weigh against or on the opposite side: to act in opposition to with equal effect.— n. an equally heavy weight in the other scale—( Spens. ) Coun′terpoys .— ns. Coun′ter-pois′on , a poison used as the antidote of another; Coun′ter-pres′sure , opposing pre ure; Coun′ter-proof , an inverted impre ion obtained from a newly printed proof of an engraving, by laying it, while the ink is still wet, upon plain paper, and pa ing it through the pre ; Coun′ter-revolū′tion , a subsequent revolution counteracting the effect of a previous; Coun′ter-roll , a copy of the rolls relating to appeals, inquests, ., serving as a check on another's roll; Coun′ter-round , a body of officers which goes to inspect the rounds.— adj. Coun′tersā′lient ( her. ), salient in opposite directions.— n. Coun′terscarp ( fort. ), the side of the ditch nearest to the besiegers and opposite to the scarp.— v.t. Counterseal′ ( Shak. ), to seal along with others.— ns. Coun′ter-secur′ity , security given to one who has become surety for another; Coun′ter-sense , an interpretation contrary to the real sense.— v.t. Countersign′ , to sign on the opposite side of a writing: to sign in addition to the signature of a superior, to attest the authenticity of a writing.— ns. Coun′tersign , a military private sign or word, which must be given in order to pa a sentry: a counter-signature; Coun′ter-sig′nal , a signal used as an answer IMG:c204_Chambers_1908_Countersink.png_utm_source_en.wiki source.org_utm_campaign_parser_utm_content_thumbnail:Chambers_1908_Countersink.png-250px-Chambers_1908_Countersink.png?utm_source=en.wiki source.org _campaign=parser _content=thumbnail to another; Coun′ter-sig′nature , a name countersigned to a writing.— v.t. Coun′tersink , to bevel the edge of a hole, as for the head of a screw-nail ( a a in fig.)—it is usually done by a Countersink-bit ( b in fig.) in a brace.— ns. Coun′ter-stand , opposition, resistance; Coun′ter-state′ment , a statement in opposition to another statement; Coun′ter-stroke ( Spens. ), a stroke given in return for another stroke; Coun′ter-tal′ly , a tally serving as a check to another; Coun′ter-ten′or , name applied to alto when sung by a male voice (so called because a contrast to tenor); Coun′ter-time , the resistance of a horse that interrupts his cadence and the measure of his manège: resistance, opposition; Coun′terturn , a turn in a play different from what was expected.— v.t. Countervail′ , to be of avail against: to act against with equal effect: to be of equal value to: to compensate [ Counter and Avail ].— n. Coun′ter-view , an opposing view: a posture in which two persons face each other: opposition: contrast.— v.t. Coun′ter-vote , to vote in opposition to; Coun′ter-weigh , to weigh against, counterbalance.— ns. Coun′ter-weight , a weight in an opposite scale.— v.i. Coun′ter-wheel , to wheel in an opposite direction.— n. Coun′ter-work , a work raised in opposition to another.— v.t. to work in opposition to.— p.adj. Coun′ter-wrought . [Fr.,—L. contra , against.]