a nonverbal reaction | the act of going back to a prior location |
the speech act of replying to a question | a coming to or returning home |
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation | getting something back again |
a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem | a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player |
the principal pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint; in criminal law it consists of the defendant's plea of `guilty' or `not guilty' (or nolo contendere); in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintiff's complaint that the defendant hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defenses or counterclaims | (American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble |
| a reciprocal group action |
| the act of someone appearing again |
| the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed |
| document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability |
| a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one) |
| happening again (especially at regular intervals) |
| the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction |
| the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property |