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noun : ANSWER
Source:WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation; "I waited several days for his answer"; "he wrote replies to several of his critics" ;
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2. (
) a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem; "they were trying to find a peaceful solution"; "the answers were in the back of the book"; "he computed the result to four decimal places" ;
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3. (
) the speech act of replying to a question ;
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4. (
) 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 ;
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5. (
) a nonverbal reaction; "his answer to any problem was to get drunk"; "their answer was to sue me" ;
verb : ANSWER
Source:WordNet 3.1
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2. (
) respond to a signal; "answer the door"; "answer the telephone" ;
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3. (
) give the correct answer or solution to; "answer a question"; "answer the riddle" ;
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5. (
) give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument); "The defendant answered to all the charges of the prosecution" ;
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6. (
) be liable or accountable; "She must answer for her actions" ;
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8. (
) match or correspond; "The drawing of the suspect answers to the description the victim gave" ;
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9. (
) be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of; "This may answer her needs" ;
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10. (
) react to a stimulus or command; "The steering of my new car answers to the slightest touch" ;
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