ALL meanings of answerless
an·swer
A a - adjective answerless not having or offering an answer 3
- noun answerless Having or producing no answer. 1
- noun answerless a spoken or written reply or response to a question, request, letter, etc.: He sent an answer to my letter promptly. 1
- noun answerless a correct response to a question asked to test one's knowledge. 1
- noun answerless an equivalent or approximation: a singing group that tried to be the French answer to the Beatles. 1
- noun answerless an action serving as a reply or response: The answer was a volley of fire. 1
- noun answerless a solution to a problem, especially in mathematics. 1
- noun answerless a reply to a charge or accusation. 1
- noun answerless Law. a pleading in which a party responds to his or her opponent's statement of position, especially the defendant's reply to the plaintiff's complaint. 1
- noun answerless Music. the entrance of a fugue subject, usually on the dominant, either slightly altered or transposed exactly after each presentation in the tonic. 1
- verb without object answerless to speak or write in response; make answer; reply. 1
- verb without object answerless to respond by an act or motion: He answered with a nod. The champion answered with a right to the jaw. 1
- verb without object answerless to act or suffer in consequence of (usually followed by for). 1
- verb without object answerless to be or declare oneself responsible or accountable (usually followed by for): I will answer for his safety. 1
- verb without object answerless to be satisfactory or serve (usually followed by for): His cane answered for a baseball bat. 1
- verb without object answerless to conform; correspond (usually followed by to): The prisoner answered to the description issued by the police. 1
- verb with object answerless to speak or write in response to; reply to: to answer a person; to answer a question. 1
- verb with object answerless to act or move in response to: Answer the doorbell. We answered their goal with two quick goals of our own. 1
- verb with object answerless to solve or present a solution of. 1
- verb with object answerless to serve or fulfill: This will answer the purpose. 1
- verb with object answerless to discharge (a responsibility, claim, debt, etc.). 1
- verb with object answerless to conform or correspond to; be similar or equivalent to: This dog answers your description. 1
- verb with object answerless to atone for; make amends for. 1
- verb with object answerless to reply or respond favorably to: I would like to answer your request but am unable to do so. 1
- idioms answerless answer the helm, Nautical. (of a vessel) to maneuver or remain steady according to the position of the rudder. 1
- adjective answerless Not capable of being answered; unanswerable. 0