retort : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: retort	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for retort
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
retort n a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher" Synonym(s): rejoinder, retort, return, riposte, replication, comeback, counter a vessel where substances are distilled or decomposed by heat v answer back [syn: retort, come back, repay, return, riposte, rejoin]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Retort \Retort"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Retorted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Retorting}.] [L. retortus, p. p. of retorquere; pref. re- re- + torquere to turn twist. See {Torsion}, and cf. {Retort}, n., 2.] 1. To bend or curve back; as, a retorted line. With retorted head, pruned themselves as they floated. --Southey. 2. To throw back; to reverberate; to reflect. As when his virtues, shining upon others, Heat them and they retort* that heat again To the first giver. --Shak. 3. To return, as an argument, accusation, censure, or incivility; as, to retort the charge of vanity. And with retorted scorn his back he turned. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Retort \Re*tort"\, v. i. To return an argument or a charge; to make a severe reply. --Pope.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Retort \Retort"\, n. [See {Retort}, v. t.] 1. The return of, or reply to, an argument, charge, censure, incivility, taunt, or witticism; a quick and witty or severe response. This is called the retort* courteous. --Shak. 2. [F. retorte (cf. Sp. retorta), fr. L. retortus, p. p. of retorquere. So named from its bent shape. See {Retort}, v. t.] (Chem. & the Arts) A vessel in which substances are subjected to distillation or decomposition by heat. It is made of different forms and materials for different uses, as a bulb of glass with a curved beak to enter a receiver for general chemical operations, or a cylinder or semicylinder of cast iron for the manufacture of gas in gas works. {Tubulated retort} (Chem.), a retort having a tubulure for the introduction or removal of the substances which are to be acted upon. Syn: Repartee; answer. Usage: {Retort}, {Repartee}. A retort is a short and pointed reply, turning back on an assailant the arguments, censure, or derision he had thrown out. A repartee is usually a good-natured return to some witty or sportive remark.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tubulated \Tu"bula`ted\, a. Made in the form of a small tube; provided with a tube, or elongated opening. {Tubulated bottle} [or] {retort} (Chem.), a bottle or retort* having a stoppered opening for the introduction or removal of materials.