An answer or reply, or something in the nature of an answer or reply.
An oracular answer.
A reply to an objection in formal disputation.
A versicle or anthem said or sung during or after a lection; a respond or responsory.
The act of responding or replying; reply: as, to speak in response to a question.
An online advertising performance metric representing one click-through from an online ad to its destination URL.
A verse, sentence, phrase, or word said or sung by the choir or congregation in sequence or reply to the priest or officiant.
A reaction to a stimulus or provocation.
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.