Dictionary Check: response

"response" is a valid word!

Scrabble 10 points
Words with Friends 12 points

Definition

noun

a result

Example: "this situation developed in response to events in Africa"
noun

a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent

Example: "a bad reaction to the medicine"
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noun

a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation

Example: "I waited several days for his answer"
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noun

the manner in which something is greeted

Example: "she did not expect the cold reception she received from her superiors"
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noun

a phrase recited or sung by the congregation following a versicle by the priest or minister

noun

the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange

Example: "he growled his reply"
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