Answer
Answer noun - Something spoken or written in reaction especially to a question.
Call
Call noun - An act or instance of asking for information.
Usage example: put out a call for background information about the suspect
How words are described
| long | long answer | long call |
| right | right answer | right call |
| direct | direct answer | direct call |
| original | original answer | original call |
| Other adjectives: single, simple, actual, real, big, wrong, bad, quick, possible, final, unexpected, next, last, different, literal, previous. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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The Affair: After he becomes estranged from his family Cole gets a phone call from his brother Scott, but doesn't answer it.
Source: Short-Distance Phone Call - Everyone who has ever been in Barenaked Ladies is a singer, so "Call And Answer" was particularly notable for having all of its vocals sung by Steven Page.
Source: Self-Backing Vocalist - But, as any Genre Savvy person knows, You Can't Fight Fate, and the call won't take no for an answer.
Source: The Call Left A Message
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