Rebound
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A return to health or well-being; a recovery. An instance of rebounding, generally credited to a particular player. An effort to recover from a setback.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To bound or spring back from a force. To jump up or get back up again. An errant shot. A gaining of possession of an errant, usually after it bounces off a backboard or the rim of the basket. To bound or spring back from a force.
Example sentence: Beginning in the 11th century, a less-fragmented Europe began to take shape, and what we now call medieval culture - in which literature and learning made a noticeable rebound - spread through much of the territory Rome had once dominated.
Recoil
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To pull back, especially in disgust, horror or astonishment.To retire, withdraw.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The amount of energy transmitted back to the shooter from a firearm which has fired. Recoil is a function of the weight of the weapon, the weight of the projectile, and the speed at which it leaves the muzzle.