answer - noun

a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation

a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem

the speech act of replying to a question

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

a nonverbal reaction

answer - verb

• react verbally
• respond to a signal
• give the correct answer or solution to
• understand the meaning of
• give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument)
• be liable or accountable
• be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
• match or correspond
• be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of
• react to a stimulus or command

answer - thesaurus

do   reply   resolution   resolve   respond   response   result   serve   solution   solvent   suffice