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count·er1

counter1

 
 
pronunciation:
kaUn tr
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part of speech: noun
definition: A counter is a long, high table. People often have a counter in their kitchen where they prepare food or where they can eat. In a store, people who help you often stand behind a counter. In some kinds of restaurants, you eat at a counter sitting on tall chairs.
My mom and I went to a jewelry store to get my dad a new watch. The lady behind the counter showed them to us.
 
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  • countertop:
    the top of a counter.
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