nnoun.communicationa quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)Synset:comeback counter rejoinder replication return riposte
Examples:- it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher
Derivationally Related Form:counterretortreturnripostecome back
Hypernyms:reply response
Inherited Hypernyms:rejoinderreplyspeech actacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:back talkbacktalklipmouthsasssassing
nnoun.artifacta vessel where substances are distilled or decomposed by heatPart Holonyms:still
Hypernyms:vessel
Inherited Hypernyms:retortvesselcontainerinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:alembic
vverb.communicationanswer backSynset:come back rejoin repay return riposte
Derivationally Related Form:comebackreturnriposteretort
Hypernyms:answer reply respond
Inherited Hypernyms:retortanswerstateexpress
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s that CLAUSE | They --- that there was a traffic accident (apply to: retort, rejoin)