retort in Bengali বাংলা
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retort in English
- retort⇄noun 1. a container used for distilling or decomposing substances by heat.
2. a container for heating an ore to separate the metal by distillation. - retort⇄noun 1. the act of retorting.
2. a sharp or witty reply, especially one that turns the first speaker's statement or argument against him.
Ex. ""Why are your teeth so sharp?"" asked Red Ridinghood. ""The better to eat you with"" was the wolf' - retort⇄retort (1), verb, noun.
- retort⇄retort (2), noun, verb.
- retort⇄v.i. to reply quickly or sharply.
- retort⇄v.t. to distill by heating in a retort.
Ex. Retorting of this mass of broken shale in place might release an additional 25 million barrels of petroleum products (Scientific American). - retort⇄v.t. 1. to say in sharp reply.
Ex. ""It's none of your business,"" he retorted.
2. to return in kind; turn back on.
Ex. to retort insult for insult or blow for blow.