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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | solve; fulfill |
| Synonyms: | clarify, conform, correlate, correspond, crack*, deal with*, do*, dope, dope out, elucidate, fill, fit*, lick*, measure up, meet, pass, qualify, satisfy, serve, suffice, suit, unzip, work, work through |
| Notes: | an answer is something said, written, or done in return; a reply is an answer that satisfies a detail in a question |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | wade |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | plod, often through water |
| Synonyms: | attack, attempt, bathe, drudge, fall to, ford, get feet wet, get stuck in, go for, initiate, jump in, labor, launch, light into, paddle, pitch in, set about, set to, splash, start, stumble, tackle, tear into, toil, trek, walk, work through |
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| Main Entry: | answer |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
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| Concept: | Answer. |
| Synonyms: |
-nouns
answer, response, reply, replication, riposte, rejoinder, surrejoinder, rebutter, surrebutter, retort, repartee; rescript, rescription; antiphon, antiphony; acknowledgment; password; echo; counter statement., discovery; solution (explanation); rationale (cause); clue (indication)., Oedipus; oracle; return (record).
-verbs
answer, respond, reply, rebut, retort, rejoin; give for answer, return for answer; acknowledge, echo., explain (interpret); solve (unriddle); discover; fathom, hunt out (inquire) [more]; satisfy, set at rest, determine.
-adjectives
answering; responsive, respondent; conclusive.
-adverbs
because (cause); on the scent, on the right scent.
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| Antonyms: | inquiry |
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