homage. n. an honor, tribute, or respectful reference to someone or something. The word is pronounced OM-ij or HOM-ij, not oe-MAZH, as is popular in the entertainment industry. This erroneous pronunciation came about when people starting thinking the word was French and wanted to sound sophisticated. The word is not French. It comes from Middle English, then from Old French, which was not pronounced the same as modern French. The French word for homage is  hommage  (with two m's).
counter noun [ C ] (SURFACE) âº a long, flat, narrow surface in a store, bank, restaurant, etc., at which people are served: He sat down at the counter of the diner and ordered a cup of coffee. âº A counter is also a flat surface in a kitchen on which food can be prepared.
The definition of a counterclaim is a claim made to rebut accusations against you. If you are sued for breaching a contract and you, in turn, also file suit against the plaintiff and claim thathe was really the one who breached the contract, your claim against the original plaintiff is an example of a counterclaim.