Object

• man: Mrs Vic was not reticent, she seemed to feel unconcerned " , retorted the man of the " Church " .

Converse of object

• come: Very dry and well written humor that you can easily relate to, ' comes the retort in another.

• make: Indeed some of the retorts made by government officials whenever this topic is brokered appear to be purely a tactic of obfuscation!

• have: To which I 'd retort in good old swashbuckling style: " It's Phillip's choice.

• offer: I can only offer the cliche retort: " I don't know why I did it - I just did it.

• do: Don't ask Allah's Apostle too many things, and don't retort upon him in any case, and don't desert him.

• crush: In racking his brains for a suitably crushing retort, he will probably forget what he is doing.

Adjective modifier

• witty: What can be a witty retort can be hurtful.

• sharp: The winner of this year's competition is a sharp retort to the question Do we need nature?

• obvious: One obvious retort is a steady diet of hard drugs.

• angry: Does A answer B's veiled insult with an angry retort or a gracious change of subject?

• good: One of the best retorts I saw was from Mike Reid a few years ago.

• loud: The recording picked up some loud retorts, which sound like gunfire or explosions.

Modifies a noun

• stand: Then pour the mixture into the barrel of a syringe, held in a retort stand, pointing downwards into a small beaker.

• house: The retort house can be found on your right hand side, identified by our FOR SALE board.

Modifying Another Word

• quickly: Mama Ike quickly retorted " we are in mourning no-one has had time to cook.

• angrily: He glares at me and angrily retorts, 'Don't gimme that crap, whit kinda life is it fur them?

Noun used with modifier

• gas: Early gas retorts were made of iron in the form of a horizontal tube about 12 " in diameter.

• iron: In 1792 he heated coal in a closed iron retort with a hollow pipe attached.

• I: I suffocate in the smell of sodden earth. Can you ignore me just like that, friend? Stop it, I retort.