(n): a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs
(n): 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
(n): equipment or apparatus used in playing a game
(n): a calculator that keeps a record of the number of times something happens
(n): a small machine that is used for mathematical calculations
(n): a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers
(n): furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
(n): a person who counts things
(n): a human being
(n): a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
(n): the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange
(n): (computer science) a register whose contents go through a regular series of states (usually states indicating consecutive integers)
(n): (computer science) memory device that is the part of computer memory that has a specific address and that is used to hold information of a specific kind
(n): a piece of leather forming the back of a shoe or boot
(n): a separate part consisting of leather
(n): a return punch (especially by a boxer)
(n): (boxing) a blow with the fist
(v): speak in response
(v): react verbally
(v): act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
(v): perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
(adj): indicating opposition or resistance
(adj): vs. neutral) (vs. positive) -- (characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features
(adv): in the opposite direction
