(law) A document filed in response to a complaint, responding to each point raised in the complaint and raising counterpoints.
A response or reply; something said or done in reaction to a statement or question.
A solution to a problem.
verb
(law) To file a document in response to a complaint.
(obsolete) To atone for; to be punished for.
(obsolete) To be or act as an equivalent to, or as adequate or sufficient for; to serve for; to repay.
(obsolete) To render account to or for.
(transitive) To speak in defence against; to reply to in defence.
(transitive, intransitive) To make a reply or response to.
(transitive, intransitive) To respond to a call by someone at a door or telephone, or other similar piece of equipment.
(transitive, intransitive) To suit a need or purpose satisfactorily.
To be accountable or responsible; to make amends.
To be opposite, or to act in opposition.
To be or act in compliance with, in fulfillment or satisfaction of, as an order, obligation, or demand.
To be or act in conformity, or by way of accommodation, correspondence, relation, or proportion; to conform; to correspond; to suit; usually with to.
To correspond to; to be in harmony with; to be in agreement with.
To respond to satisfactorily; to meet successfully by way of explanation, argument, or justification; to refute.
besnow
besnow
verb
To scatter like snow, or as if like snow.
To snow on; to cover with snow, or as if with snow.
To whiten with snow, or as with snow.
daswen
dewans
dewans
noun
plural of dewan
disnew
downes
dwines
endows
endows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of endow
ensnow
fewnes
nawies
newels
newels
noun
plural of newel
newest
newest
adj
superlative form of new: most new
newies
newies
noun
plural of newie
newish
newish
adj
(informal) Somewhat new
newsie
newsie
noun
Alternative form of newsy
newsom
nowise
nowise
adv
(archaic or dialect) (In) no way, (in) no manner, definitely not.
owners
owners
noun
plural of owner
renews
renews
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of renew
resawn
resawn
verb
past participle of resaw
resewn
resewn
verb
past participle of resew
resown
resown
verb
past participle of resow
rewins
rewins
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rewin
rowens
rowens
noun
plural of rowen
sawneb
sawney
sawney
adj
foolish, stupid
noun
(UK, slang, obsolete, uncountable) Bacon.
(countable) A fool, an idiot.
sawnie
seawan
seawan
noun
Wampum (small beads made from polished shells).
selwin
selwyn
selwyn
Proper noun
name transferred back from the surname, in quiet use since the 19th century.
Any of a number of places in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and US.
sepawn
sewans
sewans
noun
plural of sewan
sewing
sewing
noun
Something that is being or has been sewn.
The action of the verb to sew.
verb
present participle of sew
sinews
sinews
noun
plural of sinew
sinewy
sinewy
adj
(figuratively) Having or showing nervous strength.
(of a person or animal) Possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful.
Tough; having strong sinews.
siwens
snawed
snawle
snowed
snowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of snow
snowie
sowens
sowens
noun
(Scotland) A food item made from the husk of the oat by a process similar to that by which common starch is made; flummery.
strewn
sundew
sundew
noun
Any of a group of insectivorous plants in the genus Drosera that catch insects by sticky droplets ("dew") at the end of hairs on the leaves and grow in boggy ground all over the world.
swaine
swaine
noun
Obsolete spelling of swain
swanee
swayne
sweden
sweden
Proper noun
of the Scandinavian countries. Official name: Kingdom of Sweden.
sweens
sweeny
sweeny
noun
An atrophy of the muscles, especially of the shoulder, in horses.
sweven
sweven
noun
(archaic) A dream.
(archaic) A vision.
swiney
swinge
swinge
noun
(archaic) A swinging blow.
(obsolete) Power; sway; influence.
verb
(archaic) To move like a lash; to lash.
(archaic) To strike hard.
(obsolete) To chastise; to beat.
(obsolete) To singe.
tensaw
townes
townes
noun
plural of towne
twines
twines
noun
plural of twine
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of twine
unmews
unmews
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of unmew
unsewn
unsewn
adj
Not sewn.
unsews
unsews
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of unsew
unwise
unwise
adj
Not wise; lacking wisdom
wakens
wakens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of waken
washen
washen
adj
(archaic) clean
verb
(archaic) alternative past participle of wash.
waspen
weason
weason
noun
Obsolete form of weasand.
weensy
weensy
adj
weeny or tiny; very small.
weskan
wesson
weston
weston
Proper noun
Any of many placenames in England and Scotland.
a city in West Virginia, USA
wheens
wheens
noun
plural of wheen
whenas
whenas
adv
(archaic) When; at the time (which).
conj
(archaic) When.
(archaic) Whereas.
whenso
whenso
conj
(obsolete) when; whensoever
whines
whines
noun
plural of whine
whosen
widens
widens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of widen
widnes
widnes
Proper noun
a town in Cheshire, England, originally in Lancashire.
winces
winces
noun
plural of wince
winers
winers
noun
plural of winer
winoes
winser
winzes
winzes
noun
plural of winze
wisent
wisent
noun
The European bison, Bison bonasus.
wisner
wisner
Proper noun
A town in Louisiana.
A city in Nebraska.
wizens
wizens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wizen
worsen
worsen
verb
(intransitive) To become worse; to get worse.
(transitive) To make worse; to impair.
(transitive, obsolete) To get the better of; to worst.