answer | a nonverbal reaction, his answer to any problem was to get drunk, their answer was to sue me |
trouble problem | a source of difficulty, one trouble after another delayed the job, what's the problem? |
problem solving | the thought processes involved in solving a problem |
problem solving | the area of cognitive psychology that studies the processes involved in solving problems |
answer | 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 |
evasive answer | (law) an answer by a defendant that fails to admit or deny the allegations set forth in the complaint |
solution answer result resolution solvent | 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 |
answer reply response | 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 |
problem | a question raised for consideration or solution, our homework consisted of ten problems to solve |
homework problem | a problem that students are assigned to do outside of class |
application-oriented language problem-oriented language | a language whose statements resemble terminology of the user |
answer | the speech act of replying to a question |
problem solver solver convergent thinker | a thinker who focuses on the problem as stated and tries to synthesize information and knowledge to achieve a solution |
ill health unhealthiness health problem | a state in which you are unable to function normally and without pain |
problem job | a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved, she and her husband are having problems, it is always a job to contact him, urban problems such as traffic congestion and smog |
race problem | a social and political problem caused by conflict between races occupying the same or adjacent regions |
balance-of-payments problem | an economic problem caused by payments for imports being greater than receipts for exports |
answer resolve | understand the meaning of, The question concerning the meaning of life cannot be answered |
answer | give the correct answer or solution to, answer a question, answer the riddle |
answer | react to a stimulus or command, The steering of my new car answers to the slightest touch |
answer | respond to a signal, answer the door, answer the telephone |
answer | give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument), The defendant answered to all the charges of the prosecution |
answer reply respond | react verbally, She didn't want to answer, answer the question, We answered that we would accept the invitation |
account answer for | furnish a justifying analysis or explanation, I can't account for the missing money |
answer | be satisfactory for, meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of, This may answer her needs |
answer | match or correspond, The drawing of the suspect answers to the description the victim gave |
suffice do answer serve c | be sufficient, be adequate, either in quality or quantity, A few words would answer, This car suits my purpose well, Will $do?, A 'B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school, Nothing else will serve |
answer | be liable or accountable, She must answer for her actions |