retort

retort englannista suomeksi

1. sivallus, kipakka vastaus

2. tiuskaista, sivaltaa

3. tislauspullo

1. sivallus, tiuskaisu

2. sivaltaa, tiuskaista

3. retortti

3. Substantiivi

retort englanniksi

1. A sharp or witty reply, or one which turns an argument against its originator; a comeback.

2. To say something sharp or witty in answer to a remark or accusation.

3. (RQ:Orczy Miss Elliott)”

4. To make a remark which reverses an argument upon its originator; to return, as an argument, accusation, censure, or incivility.

''to retort the charge of vanity''

5. (RQ:Milton Paradise Lost)

6. To bend or curve back.

''a retorted line''

7. (RQ:Southey Thomas More)

8. To throw back; to reverberate; to reflect.

9. (RQ:Shakespeare Troilus and Cressida)

10. (RQ:Lindsay Age of Consent)

11. (senseid) A flask with a rounded base and a long neck that is bent down and tapered, used to heat a liquid for distillation.

(hyponyms)

12. (quote-book)

13. 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.

14. A cooker.

15. (quote-journal)

16. A crematory furnace.

17. To heat in a retort.

18. (l) (gloss)