FIREBACK Synonyms

• a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)

• return by a celebrity to some previously successful activity

• table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted

• game equipment (as a piece of wood, plastic, or ivory) used for keeping a count or reserving a space in various card or board games

• a calculator that keeps a record of the number of times something happens

• a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers

• a person who counts things

• a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)

• (computer science) a register whose contents go through a regular series of states (usually states indicating consecutive integers)

• a piece of leather forming the back of a shoe or boot

• a return punch (especially by a boxer)

• in the opposite direction

• indicating opposition or resistance

• speak in response

• act in advance of; deal with ahead of time

• an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc.

• (chess) an attack that is intended to counter the opponent's advantage in another part of the board

• make a counterattack

• a return blow; a retaliatory blow

• fire intended to neutralize or destroy enemy weapons

• a movement back from an impact

• a reaction to a crisis or setback or frustration

• the act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot

• spring back; spring away from an impact

• return to a former condition

• the act of making or doing something in return

• alternating back-and-forth movement

• mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information)

• a retaliatory action against an enemy in wartime

• a result

• a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent

• a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation

• the manner in which something is greeted

• a phrase recited or sung by the congregation following a versicle by the priest or minister

• the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange

• the manner in which an electrical or mechanical device responds to an input signal or a range of input signals

• action taken in return for an injury or offense

• a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)

• a vessel where substances are distilled or decomposed by heat

• answer back

• the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life

• A blow given in return.

• A retaliation.