BACKTALK Synonyms

• 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

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

• (law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff's replication

• 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

• either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking

• (botany) either of the two parts of a bilabiate corolla or calyx

• an impudent or insolent rejoinder

• the top edge of a vessel or other container

• either the outer margin or the inner margin of the aperture of a gastropod's shell

• an impudent or insolent rejoinder

• answer back in an impudent or insolent manner

• light teasing repartee

• contemptuous laughter

• the act of deriding or treating with contempt

• the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge

• the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening

• an opening that resembles a mouth (as of a cave or a gorge)

• the point where a stream issues into a larger body of water

• a person conceived as a consumer of food

• a spokesperson (as a lawyer)

• an impudent or insolent rejoinder

• the opening of a jar or bottle

• express in speech

• articulate silently; form words with the lips only

• touch with the mouth

• the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument

• (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder

• an impudent or insolent rejoinder

• an impudent or insolent rejoinder

• talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner