bar1 |
a long counter, often made of smooth, shiny wood, used as a serving area for food or beverages. [1/10 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 choose or are served their food at a counter. The customers then carry the food on trays to their tables. |
clerk |
a person who sells goods or helps customers at a counter; salesperson. [1/2 definitions] |
contrary |
in opposition; counter. [1/6 definitions] |
counter1 |
a long, high table. People sit on stools or stand at a counter to eat, prepare food, or do business. |
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 counter or other similar place where one can obtain certain types of services. [1/2 definitions] |
diner |
a roadside restaurant that serves inexpensive meals at a long counter or booths. [1/2 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. |