reply

DEFINITIONS OF: reply

Types:: show 6 types...; hide 6 types...; call back
return or repeat a telephone call; counter
speak in response; field
answer adequately or successfully; sass
answer back in an impudent or insolent manner; come back, rejoin, repay, retort, return, riposte
answer back; bridle
respond to the reins, as of horses

“he wrote replies to several of his critics”

Types:: rescript
a reply by a Pope to an inquiry concerning a point of law or morality; feedback
response to an inquiry or experiment

Type of:: statement
a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc

“he growled his reply”

Types:: show 9 types...; hide 9 types...; counterblast
a vigorous and unrestrained response; non sequitur
a reply that has no relevance to what preceded it; comeback, counter, rejoinder, replication, retort, return, riposte
a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); echo
a reply that repeats what has just been said; answer
the speech act of replying to a question; back talk, backtalk, lip, mouth, sass, sassing
an impudent or insolent rejoinder; echolalia
an infant's repetition of sounds uttered by others; Urim and Thummim
lots thrown to determine God's answers to yes-no questions; defence, defense, refutation
the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions

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