Answer and Name

Answer

Answer verb - To speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction.

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

Name verb - To give a name to.

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Answer and name are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Answer" instead a verb "Name".

Nearby Words: named, nameless, naming

best	best answer	best name
exact	exact answer	exact name
better	better answer	better name
common	common answer	common name
Other adjectives: short, appropriate, original, true, correct, proper, single, stupid, popular, actual, real, big, wrong, bad, false, unique, official, last, different.

If his prisoners won't talk, he can use this as a last resort to get information from them, but can only get one or two words, like a name or the answer to a yes/no question.

Source: And Show It to You
He then asks the goblin spokesman, ("you, in the red cloak") what his name is, and gets the answer "Redcloak." To date, Redcloak's actual goblin name has not been revealed.

Source: Overly Long Name / Web Comics
Only because the classes answer to the name of their class, rather than any actual personal name.

Source: Say My Name / Video Games

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