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Respond

To say somethin in return; to answer; to reply; as, to respond to a question or an argument.

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Manner of action 24

Accept 76% connected

To receive with a consenting mind (something offered); as, to accept a gift; -- often followed by of.

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Acknowledge 76% connected

To of or admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in; as, to acknowledge the being of a God.

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Answer 76% connected

To speak in defense against; to reply to in defense; as, to answer a charge; to answer an accusation.

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Bridle 76% connected

The head gear with which a horse is governed and restrained, consisting of a headstall, a bit, and reins, with other appendages.

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Bristle 76% connected

A short, stiff, coarse hair, as on the back of swine.

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Consent 76% connected

To agree in opinion or sentiment; to be of the same mind; to accord; to concur.

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Counter 76% connected

A prefix meaning contrary, opposite, in opposition; as, counteract, counterbalance, countercheck. See Counter, adv. & a.

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Decline 76% connected

To bend, or lean downward; to take a downward direction; to bend over or hang down, as from weakness, weariness, despondency, etc.; to condescend.

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Explode 76% connected

To become suddenly expanded into a great volume of gas or vapor; to burst violently into flame; as gunpowder explodes.

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Field 76% connected

Cleared land; land suitable for tillage or pasture; cultivated ground; the open country.

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Flip 76% connected

A mixture of beer, spirit, etc., stirred and heated by a hot iron.

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Greet 76% connected

Great.

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Marvel 76% connected

That which causes wonder; a prodigy; a miracle.

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Notice 76% connected

The act of noting, remarking, or observing; observation by the senses or intellect; cognizance; note.

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Refuse 76% connected

To deny, as a request, demand, invitation, or command; to decline to do or grant.

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Reject 76% connected

To cast from one; to throw away; to discard.

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Rejoin 76% connected

To join again; to unite after separation.

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Repay 76% connected

To pay back; to refund; as, to repay money borrowed or advanced.

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Resist 76% connected

To stand against; to withstand; to obstruct.

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Retort 76% connected

To bend or curve back; as, a retorted line.

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Return 76% connected

To turn back; to go or come again to the same place or condition.

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Stool 76% connected

A plant from which layers are propagated by bending its branches into the soil.

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Treat 76% connected

To handle; to manage; to use; to bear one's self toward; as, to treat prisoners cruelly; to treat children kindly.

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Wonder 76% connected

That emotion which is excited by novelty, or the presentation to the sight or mind of something new, unusual, strange, great, extraordinary, or not w…

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Broader term 6

Act 76% connected

That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed.

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Move 76% connected

To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as…

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React 76% connected

To act or perform a second time; to do over again; as, to react a play; the same scenes were reacted at Rome.

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Say 76% connected

Saw.

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State 76% connected

The circumstances or condition of a being or thing at any given time.

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Tell 76% connected

To mention one by one, or piece by piece; to recount; to enumerate; to reckon; to number; to count; as, to tell money.

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Derivationally related 6

Answerer 74% connected

One who answers.

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Answerer 74% connected

One who answers.

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Respondent 74% connected

Disposed or expected to respond; answering; according; corresponding.

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Respondent 74% connected

Disposed or expected to respond; answering; according; corresponding.

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Responsive 74% connected

That responds; ready or inclined to respond.

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Responsive 74% connected

That responds; ready or inclined to respond.

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Synonym 3

Answer 92% connected

To speak in defense against; to reply to in defense; as, to answer a charge; to answer an accusation.

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React 92% connected

To act or perform a second time; to do over again; as, to react a play; the same scenes were reacted at Rome.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Reply 92% connected

To make a return in words or writing; to respond; to answer.

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