What is "counters"

Usage examples of "counters".

Inside the crowd was denser than usual, shoppers packed in and only milling, not running as usual, not sprinting up and down moving escalators, into stores, racing other shoppers to the check-out counters to get back to work sooner.

Casting a quick glance at the colander, the wine-splattered floor, and the littered counters, Nora shook her head.

The four original Bothan investigators had long since left, replaced by a group of three techs busily pulling handprints and chemical samples from the various counters and cages.

The most of the clerks were still behind the counters, and as the manager made this remark one of the oldest men in the store raised his head and answered him.

There were a dozen or more customers standing around the counters, and they all stood staring in wide-eyed astonishment.

These counters were principally small tables standing here and there in the aisles, and during the rush hours they were always surrounded by customers.

One by one the buyers learned their lesson of right dealing, and the counters of the big establishment showed the result of their labors.

Sparkling and ivory against the navy ceramic counters and the sky blue floor.

A bank of dryers faced them on the opposite side of the room, and in between were several long counters that held stacks and stacks of folded white sheets and towels.

There were counters on three sides and some sort of ventilation apparatus at the rear.

The woodwork was white, the counters red, and a window seat built into a side bay was filled with plump pillows and a neatly folded quilt, all in coordinating hues.

The kitchen counters were crowded with canned goods, boxes of cereal and crackers, packages of paper napkins, toilet tissue, paper towels, and cleaning products.