the act of preventing | a return punch (especially by a boxer) |
a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon | table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted |
an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal | a calculator that keeps a record of the number of times something happens |
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter | a piece of leather forming the back of a shoe or boot |
a counter where you can obtain food or drink | game equipment (as a piece of wood, plastic, or ivory) used for keeping a count or reserving a space in various card or board games |
a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax) | a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers |
(law) a railing that encloses the part of the courtroom where the judges and lawyers sit and the case is tried | (computer science) a register whose contents go through a regular series of states (usually states indicating consecutive integers) |
a heating element in an electric fire | a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one) |
a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises | a person who counts things |
a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background | |
musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats | |
the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction | |
a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore | |
(meteorology) a unit of pressure equal to a million dynes per square centimeter | |