retort
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Synonyms: report, resort, detort
Antonyms: report, resort, detort
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Noun
- A sharp or witty reply, or one which turns an argument against its originator; a comeback.
- He countered her insult with a clever retort.
Verb
- To say something sharp or witty in answer to a remark or accusation.
- To make a remark which reverses an argument upon its originator; to return, as an argument, accusation, censure, or incivility.
- to retort the charge of vanity
- To bend or curve back.
- a retorted line
- To throw back; to reverberate; to reflect.
Noun
- A flask with a rounded base and a long neck that is bent down and tapered, used to heat a liquid for distillation.
- An airtight vessel in which material is subjected to high temperatures in the chemical industry or as part of an industrial manufacturing process, especially during the smelting and forging of metal.
- A pressure cooker.
- A crematory furnace.
Verb
- To heat in a retort.
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