. a long flat surface over which go

. a long flat surface over which goods are sold or business is done in a shop, bank, etc.b. an electronic device for counting sth.c. do sth. in order to prevent sth. bad from happening or to reduce its bad effectsd. say sth. in order to try to prove what sb. said is not true4) When they blamed him for the collapse of the bridge, he countered that his warnings about the bridge had been ignored.abcd5) Intelligent as they may be, whales have not found a way to counter the attacks of their deadliest enemy: human beings.abcd6) The clerk behind the counter just looked at the man but did not tell him where the men’s department was.