Answer and Make

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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Make and answer are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Make" instead the word "Answer" as a verb or a noun.

Make verb - To bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials.

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Answer and make are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Answer" instead the word "Make" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: makeup, making, maker

best	best answer	best make
long	long answer	long make
exact	exact answer	exact make
particular	particular answer	particular make
Other adjectives: better, common, short, direct, true, single, obvious, simple, popular, powerful, actual, real, big, wrong, bad, quick, easy, possible, last, different.

Parents can also make use of this trope when their kids ask them questions about sex, or for things the parent doesn't know the answer to.

Source: Non-Answer
However, any route will make you ponder on decisions that are hard to make and lack a definitively correct answer.

Source: Visual Novel / Asagao Academy Normal Boots Club
The Points Mean Nothing: An opinion adopted by the aforementioned Cloudcuckoolanders, who make no effort to answer the questions correctly and instead have a laugh.

Source: Series / Big Fat Quiz of the Year

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