n.
1.a statement (either spoken or written) that is made in reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
2.a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
3.the speech act of replying to a question
4.the principle pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint
5.a nonverbal reaction answer v.
1.reply or respond to
2.give the correct answer or solution to
3.respond to a signal
4.understand the meaning of
5.give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument)
6.be liable or accountable
7.be sufficient
8.match or correspond
9.be satisfactory for
10.react to a stimulus or command
Idiom of the Day
beat one's brains out
to work very hard (to do something)
We beat our brains out in order to think of a name for the new magazine.