counter
Webster Dictionary
contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse; antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue
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counterplay
(counterattack, counterplay)
Princeton's WordNet
(chess) an attack that is intended to counter the opponent's advantage in another part of the board
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counterattack
(counterattack, counterplay)
Princeton's WordNet
(chess) an attack that is intended to counter the opponent's advantage in another part of the board
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counterprove
Webster Dictionary
to take a counter proof of, or a copy in reverse, by taking an impression directly from the face of an original. See Counter proof, under Counter
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control
Webster Dictionary
to check by a counter register or duplicate account; to prove by counter statements; to confute
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checkout
(ˈtʃɛkˌɔf, -ˌɒf)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Also called checkout counter. a counter where customers pay for purchases.
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bar
Webster Dictionary
a barrier or counter, over which liquors and food are passed to customers; hence, the portion of the room behind the counter where liquors for sale are kept
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counterirritation
Webster Dictionary
see Counter irritant, etc., under Counter, a
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attempt
Webster Dictionary
to attack; to make an effort or attack upon; to try to take by force; as, to attempt the enemy's camp
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alert
Webster Dictionary
an alarm from a real or threatened attack; a sudden attack; also, a bugle sound to give warning
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charge
Webster Dictionary
the act of rushing upon, or towards, an enemy; a sudden onset or attack, as of troops, esp. cavalry; hence, the signal for attack; as, to sound the charge
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aggression
Webster Dictionary
the first attack, or act of hostility; the first act of injury, or first act leading to a war or a controversy; unprovoked attack; assault; as, a war of aggression. "Aggressions of power."
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diversion
Webster Dictionary
the act of drawing the attention and force of an enemy from the point where the principal attack is to be made; the attack, alarm, or feint which diverts
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assail
Webster Dictionary
to attack morally, or with a view to produce changes in the feelings, character, conduct, existing usages, institutions; to attack by words, hostile influence, etc.; as, to assail one with appeals, arguments, abuse, ridicule, and the like
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assault
Webster Dictionary
to attack with moral means, or with a view of producing moral effects; to attack by words, arguments, or unfriendly measures; to assail; as, to assault a reputation or an administration
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diversionary attack
(diversion, diversionary attack)
Princeton's WordNet
an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack
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diversion
(diversion, diversionary attack)
Princeton's WordNet
an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack
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fit
Webster Dictionary
a sudden and violent attack of a disorder; a stroke of disease, as of epilepsy or apoplexy, which produces convulsions or unconsciousness; a convulsion; a paroxysm; hence, a period of exacerbation of a disease; in general, an attack of disease; as, a fit of sickness
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counterattack
(ˈkaʊn tər əˌtæk)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
an attack made as an offset or reply to another attack.
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guard
Webster Dictionary
to protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend; to shelter; to shield from surprise or attack; to protect by attendance; to accompany for protection; to care for
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stroke
Webster Dictionary
a sudden attack of disease; especially, a fatal attack; a severe disaster; any affliction or calamity, especially a sudden one; as, a stroke of apoplexy; the stroke of death
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flank
Webster Dictionary
the side of an army, or of any division of an army, as of a brigade, regiment, or battalion; the extreme right or left; as, to attack an enemy in flank is to attack him on the side
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flank
Webster Dictionary
to overlook or command the flank of; to secure or guard the flank of; to pass around or turn the flank of; to attack, or threaten to attack; the flank of
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recharge
Webster Dictionary
to attack again; to attack anew
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gout
Webster Dictionary
a constitutional disease, occurring by paroxysms. It consists in an inflammation of the fibrous and ligamentous parts of the joints, and almost always attacks first the great toe, next the smaller joints, after which it may attack the greater articulations. It is attended with various sympathetic phenomena, particularly in the digestive organs. It may also attack internal organs, as the stomach, the intestines, etc
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surprise
(storm, surprise)
Princeton's WordNet
attack by storm; attack suddenly
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storm
(storm, surprise)
Princeton's WordNet
attack by storm; attack suddenly
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otc
(ʊˈtɑr u, ˈoʊ tɑˌru)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
over-the-counter.
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compter
Webster Dictionary
a counter
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traverse
(ˈtræv əˌlɔg, -ˌlɒg)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to go counter to; obstruct.
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