Answer and Finish

Answer

Answer verb - To do what is required by the terms of.

Usage example: I don't have a box cutter as such, but will this knife answer the purpose?

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Finish and answer are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Finish" instead a verb "Answer".

Finish verb - To bring (something) to a state where nothing remains to be done.

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Answer and finish are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Answer" instead a verb "Finish".

Nearby Words: finished, finis, finishing, finisher

best	best answer	best finish
short	short answer	short finish
perfect	perfect answer	perfect finish
original	original answer	original finish
Other adjectives: proper, top, stupid, actual, bad, quick, final.

In fact it's possible to finish the Board without having to answer any Gruntile Question.

Source: Someday This Will Come in Handy
The chairman says the beginning of a quote, the panellists finish it in a humorous way, and the chairman reveals the real answer.

Source: The Un-Reveal
In answer to 3, he rode the donkey to the finish line because the donkey destroyed the Mean Machine.

Source: Didn't Think This Through

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