answer
Noun
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is a type of: statement - a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etcsubtypes:
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is a type of: statement - a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etcsubtypes: denouement - the final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic work
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subtypes:
- urim and thummim - lots thrown to determine God's answers to yes-no questions
- defence, defense, refutation - the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
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referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authorityis a type of: pleading - (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceedingsubtypes:
- evasive answer - (law) an answer by a defendant that fails to admit or deny the allegations set forth in the complaint
- nolo contendere, non vult - (law) an answer of `no contest' by a defendant who does not admit guilt but that subjects him to conviction
- plea - (law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer)
Verb
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subtypes:
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is a type of: figure out, lick, puzzle out, solve, work, work out - find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
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is a type of: figure out, lick, puzzle out, solve, work, work out - find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning ofsame as: resolve
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is a type of: be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
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subtypes:
- bridge over, keep going, tide over - suffice for a period between two points
- go a long way - suffice or be adequate for a while or to a certain extent
- function, serve - serve a purpose, role, or function
- measure up, qualify - prove capable or fit; meet requirements
- go around - be sufficient
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