Counters
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:10 ptsWWF:13 pts8 letters
Definition of Counters
noun
- A deal to swap goods or services.
- A conservative; originally tied to Nicaraguan counter-revolutionaries.
- An entry (or account) that cancels another entry (or account).
"The sum for each contra account is shown in the last column."
- Any of the musical instruments in the contrabass range, e.g. contrabassoon, contrabass clarinet or, especially, double bass.
- A contra dance.
noun
- One who counts
"He's only 16 months, but is already a good counter – he can count to 100."
- A reckoner; someone who collects data by counting; an enumerator.
- An object (now especially a small disc) used in counting or keeping count, or as a marker in games, etc.
"He rolled a six on the dice, so moved his counter forward six spaces."
- A telltale; a contrivance attached to an engine, printing press, or other machine, for the purpose of counting the revolutions or the pulsations.
- A variable, memory location, etc. whose contents are incremented to keep a count.
noun
- Something opposite or contrary to something else.
- A proactive defensive hold or move in reaction to a hold or move by one's opponent.
"Always know a counter to any hold you try against your opponent."
- The overhanging stern of a vessel above the waterline, below and somewhat forward of the stern proper.
- The piece of a shoe or a boot around the heel of the foot (above the heel of the shoe/boot).
- The breast of a horse; that part of a horse between the shoulders and under the neck.
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