| bar1 |
a long counter, often made of smooth, lacquered wood, used as a serving area for beverages or food. [1/13 definitions] |
| bargain counter |
a counter in a store that is stocked with items to be sold at reduced prices. |
| barroom |
a room where alcoholic beverages are served, usu. at a bar or counter. |
| bartender |
one who prepares and distributes drinks at an establishment or counter serving alcoholic beverages. |
| buffet2 |
a counter or bar on which food is served. [1/4 definitions] |
| cafeteria |
a dining hall or restaurant in which customers select or are served their food at a counter and carry it on trays to their tables. |
| clerk |
a person who works at a sales counter. [1/4 definitions] |
| contrary |
in opposition; counter. [1/6 definitions] |
| counterman |
a man who serves customers from behind a counter, as in a diner or cafeteria. |
| counterperson |
a person who serves customers from behind a counter, as in a diner or cafeteria. |
| counterplot |
to plot (some action) in order to counter another plot. [1/4 definitions] |
| crosscurrent |
(often pl.) a tendency or movement, as of politics or ideas that is counter to the main tendency or movement. [1/2 definitions] |
| desk |
a place or surface, usu. a counter, at which special functions are performed. [1/3 definitions] |
| diner |
an informal roadside restaurant serving meals at a long counter or booths. [1/3 definitions] |
| do1 |
used to emphasize the affirmative quality of the main verb and to counter a negative perception or possibility. [1/13 definitions] |
| Formica |
trademark for a heat-resistant and chemical-resistant covering of thermosetting plastic, esp. used on tables and counter tops. |
| fountain |
a counter in a store or restaurant at which one can purchase sodas and other ice cream dishes, and often a limited selection of other light food and drink, for consumption on the premises; soda fountain. [1/5 definitions] |
| front desk |
a large counter in the lobby of a hotel or other venue where guests register. |
| Jesuit |
a member of the Society of Jesus, a Roman Catholic religious order for men, founded in 1534 during the Counter-Reformation. |
| luncheonette |
a plain and inexpensive restaurant, usu. having a counter and tables, that serves sandwiches and other lunch food. |
| piece |
one of the small objects used in playing board games such as chess; counter. [1/10 definitions] |