Crossword-Solution: ANSWER
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Answer | n. | To speak in defense against; to reply to in defense; as, to answer a charge; to answer an accusation. |
| Answer | n. | To speak or write in return to, as in return to a call or question, or to a speech, declaration, argument, or the like; to reply to (a question, remark, etc.); to respond to. |
| Answer | n. | To respond to satisfactorily; to meet successfully by way of explanation, argument, or justification, and the like; to refute. |
| Answer | n. | To be or act in return or response to. |
| Answer | n. | To be or act in compliance with, in fulfillment or satisfaction of, as an order, obligation, demand; as, he answered my claim upon him; the servant answered the bell. |
| Answer | n. | To render account to or for. |
| Answer | n. | To atone; to be punished for. |
| Answer | n. | To be opposite to; to face. |
| Answer | n. | To be or act an equivalent to, or as adequate or sufficient for; to serve for; to repay. |
| Answer | n. | To be or act in accommodation, conformity, relation, or proportion to; to correspond to; to suit. |
| Answer | v. i. | To speak or write by way of return (originally, to a charge), or in reply; to make response. |
| Answer | v. i. | To make a satisfactory response or return. |
| Answer | v. i. | To render account, or to be responsible; to be accountable; to make amends; as, the man must answer to his employer for the money intrusted to his care. |
| Answer | v. i. | To be or act in return. |
| Answer | v. i. | To be or act by way of compliance, fulfillment, reciprocation, or satisfaction; to serve the purpose; as, gypsum answers as a manure on some soils. |
| Answer | v. i. | To be opposite, or to act in opposition. |
| Answer | v. i. | To be or act as an equivalent, or as adequate or sufficient; as, a very few will answer. |
| Answer | v. i. | To be or act in conformity, or by way of accommodation, correspondence, relation, or proportion; to conform; to correspond; to suit; -- usually with to. |
| Answer | n. | A reply to a change; a defense. |
| Answer | n. | Something said or written in reply to a question, a call, an argument, an address, or the like; a reply. |
| Answer | n. | Something done in return for, or in consequence of, something else; a responsive action. |
| Answer | n. | A solution, the result of a mathematical operation; as, the answer to a problem. |
| Answer | n. | A counter-statement of facts in a course of pleadings; a confutation of what the other party has alleged; a responsive declaration by a witness in reply to a question. In Equity, it is the usual form of defense to the complainant's charges in his bill. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| ANSWER | anagram | AWNERS, NEWARS, WANERS |
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Hint 1 meaning
The transparent part of the coat of the eyeball which
covers the iris and pupil and admits light to the interior. See Eye.
Hint 2 anagram
ROANCE
Hint 3 another clue
COVER THE EYES
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Sentences with ANSWER (5)
Darling screamed, and, as if in answer to a bell, the door opened, and Nana entered, returned from her evening out.
But the fearless Hiawatha Cried aloud, and spake in this wise, “Let me pass my way, Kenabeek, Let me go upon my journey!” And they answered, hissing fiercely, With their fiery breath made answer: “Back, go back! O Shaugodaya! Back to old Nokomis, Faint-heart!” Then the angry Hiawatha Raised his mighty bow of ash-tree, Seized his arrows, jasper-headed, Shot them fast among the serpents; Every twanging of the bow-string Was a war-cry and a death-cry, Every whizzing of an arrow Was a death-song of Kenabeek.
Thus I embold’nd spake, and freedom us’d Permissive, and acceptance found, which gain’d This answer from the gratious voice Divine.
This is the penalty of telling the truth, of telling the simple truth, in answer to a series of plain questions.
Coggan went downstairs, and returned the answer as requested, adding, however, on her own responsibility, “Miss is dusting bottles, sir, and is quite a object—that’s why ’tis.” “Oh, very well,” said the deep voice, indifferently.
Quotes with ANSWER (3)
You are the answer to every prayer I've offered. You are a song, a dream, a whisper, and I don't know how I could have lived without you for as long as I have.
To answer your question, you want me because I'm made of awesome.
Having an answer is a comfort. It's when you start asking questions and those questions pull threads in the larger fabric, you're forced to wonder what you're left with. And for people of any age, it's scary to think the fabric of the universe - or the universe as you've always believed it existed - can just unwind, you know?
Where this answer appears
Appears in: AARP, Boston Globe, Chronicle, Crossroads, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, NY Sun, NYT, S&S, Three Across, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.
Used 181 times in crossword archives (1950–2025).