A sentence, phrase or word which asks for information, reply or response; an interrogative.
A subject or topic for consideration or investigation.
A proposal to a meeting as a topic for deliberation.
A doubt or challenge about the truth, accuracy, or validity of a matter.
To ask a question or questions; inquire or seek to know; examine.
To ask questions of; to interrogate; to ask for information.
To raise doubts about; have doubts about.
A sharp or witty reply, or one which turns an argument against its originator; a comeback.
A pressure cooker.
A crematory furnace.
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 flask with a rounded base and a long neck that is bent down and tapered, used to heat a liquid for distillation.
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.