retaliation, revenge
(noun) action taken in return for an injury or offense
Source: WordNet® 3.1
retaliation (usually uncountable, plural retaliations)
Violent or otherwise punitive response to an act of harm or perceived injustice; a hitting back; revenge.
• See also revenge
Source: Wiktionary
Re*tal`i*a"tion, n.
Definition: The act of retaliating, or of returning like for like; retribution; now, specifically, the return of evil for evil; e.g., an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. God . . . takes what is done to others as done to himself, and by promise obloges himself to full retaliation. Calamy.
Syn.
– Requital; reprisal; retribution; punishment.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 May 2025
(noun) a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
