Answer
Answer noun - Something spoken or written in reaction especially to a question.
Claim
Claim noun - An entitlement to something.
How words are described
| best | best answer | best claim |
| particular | particular answer | particular claim |
| better | better answer | better claim |
| common | common answer | common claim |
| Other adjectives: right, original, true, reasonable, single, stupid, actual, real, big, serious, false, easy, well-known, general, final, plausible, next, last, latter. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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This lets the other debater claim your failure to answer a few points as proof that you couldn't answer.
Source: Chewbacca Defense - In order to claim the jackpot, a player had to hit the Big Bank space, then answer a question correctly.
Source: Progressive Jackpot - If I Wanted You Dead...: Rona's answer to Groat's claim that she teamed up with Silvercheek to frame him.
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