witty remark (noun)
41saying — noun you know the old saying about all work and no play? it goes without saying Syn: proverb, maxim, aphorism, axiom, adage, saw, tag, motto, epigram, dictum, expression, phrase, formula; slogan, catchphrase …
42wittiness — noun a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter • Syn: ↑wit, ↑humor, ↑humour, ↑witticism • Derivationally related forms: ↑witty, ↑humourous (for: ↑ …
43bon mot — noun /bɔ̃ mɔ/ A clever saying, phrase or witticism; often, a witty riposte in dialogue. Syn: witticism, quip, remark, repartee …
44observation — noun 1 examination ADJECTIVE ▪ careful, close, detailed ▪ direct, first hand ▪ systematic ▪ casual …
45shaft — noun 1》 a long, narrow part or section forming the handle of a tool or club, the body of a spear or arrow, or similar. ↘an arrow or spear. ↘a column, especially the part between the base and capital. ↘a long cylindrical rotating rod… …
46retort — 1. noun /rɪˈtɔːt,rəˈtoʊrt/ a) A sharp or witty reply, or one which turns an argument against its originator. , 1893, A large curved retort was boiling furiously in the bluish flame of a Bunsen burner, and the distilled drops were condensing into… …
47epigram — [ ɛpɪgram] noun a concise and witty saying or remark. ↘a short witty poem. Derivatives epigrammatic adjective epigrammatically adverb epigrammatist noun epigrammatize or epigrammatise verb …
48retort — retort1 verb 1》 say something sharp, angry, or witty in answer to a remark or accusation. 2》 archaic repay (an insult or injury). noun a sharp, angry, or witty reply. Origin C15: from L. retort , retorquere twist back . retort2 noun 1》 a… …
49retort — Ⅰ. retort [1] ► VERB ▪ say something sharp or witty in answer to a remark or accusation. ► NOUN ▪ a sharp or witty reply. ORIGIN Latin retorquere twist back . Ⅱ. retort [2] …
50crack — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. pop, rend, explode, bang; crackle; break, split, burst, cleave, fracture, crush; informal, fail, bust, break down. n. snap, break, fracture; crevice, crackle, craze, chink, flaw, cleft, rift, rent …
