| VERB | communication | retort, come back, repay, return, riposte, rejoin | answer back |
|---|---|---|---|
| NOUN | communication | retort, rejoinder, return, riposte, replication, comeback, counter | a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one) |
| artifact | retort | a vessel where substances are distilled or decomposed by heat |
| Sounds | riy'tao.rt | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abort ... wart: 48 rhymes with aort... | |
| Meaning | A quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one). | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | rejoinder, return, riposte, replication, comeback, counter | |
| Narrower | sass, sassing, backtalk, back talk, lip, mouth | An impudent / impudent or insolent rejoinder |
| Broader | reply, response | The speech act of continuing a conversational exchange |
| Spanish | réplica | |
| Verbs | retort | answer back |
| Meaning | A vessel where substances are distilled or decomposed by heat. | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of | still | An apparatus used for the distillation of liquids / liquids |
| Narrower | alembic | An obsolete kind of container used for distillation |
| Broader | vessel | An object used as a container (especially for liquids / liquids) |
| Spanish | retorta | |
| Catalan | retorta | |
| Meaning | answer back. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Model | They retort that there was a traffic accident | |
| Synonyms | come back, repay, return, riposte, rejoin | |
| Broader | answer, reply, respond | React verbally |
| Spanish | replicar | |
| Catalan | replicar | |
| Nouns | retort | a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one) |
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