A tall pot in which coffee is brewed or served.
A flask with a rounded base and a long neck that is bent down and tapered, used to heat a liquid for distillation.
A pressure cooker.
A crematory furnace.
A sharp or witty reply, or one which turns an argument against its originator; a comeback.
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.
To bend or curve back.
To throw back; to reverberate; to reflect.
To heat in a retort.
To make a remark which reverses an argument upon its originator; to return, as an argument, accusation, censure, or incivility.
To say something sharp or witty in answer to a remark or accusation.