The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - answern.

1) reply, response; rejoinder, retort, riposte, Colloq comeback: The boy's answer is unprintable. 2) Law defence, counter-statement, plea, explanation; Technical declaration, plea, replication, rejoinder, surrejoinder, rebutter or rebuttal, surrebutter or surrebuttal: Her answer to the charge was 'Not Guilty'. 3) solution, explanation: Ten points were taken off because I had the wrong answer to question three. --v. 4) reply, respond; retort, rejoin, riposte: When I ask you a question, I expect you to answer. 5) satisfy, fulfil, suffice for, meet, suit, serve, fit, fill, conform to, correlate with: The bequest answered my needs for the moment. 6) answer back. talk back (to) : How dare you answer your father back! 7 answer for. a be accountable or responsible or answerable for, be to blame for; take or undertake responsibility for; sponsor, support, guarantee: I answer alone to Allah for my motives. So shall my righteousness answer for me. b make amends for, atone for, suffer the consequences of: Caesar was ambitious and he answered for it with his life. c take or accept the blame for: Andy shouldn't have to answer for his brother's shortcomings.