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.
A play on words on a phrase in which the initial (usually consonantal) sounds of two or more of the main words are transposed.