n. a result; "this situation developed in response to events in Africa"

n. the manner in which an electrical or mechanical device responds to an input signal or a range of input signals

n. a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent; "a bad reaction to the medicine"; "his responses have slowed with age"

n. the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange; "he growled his reply"

n. the manner in which something is greeted; "she did not expect the cold reception she received from her superiors"

n. manual stimulation of the genital area for sexual pleasure; "the girls hated it when he tried to sneak a feel"

n. a symptom caused by an illness or a drug; "the effects of sleep loss"; "the effect of the anesthetic"

n. a remote or indirect consequence of some action; "his declaration had unforeseen repercussions"; "reverberations of the market crash were felt years later"

n. the principal pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint; in criminal law it consists of the defendant's plea of `guilty' or `not guilty' (or nolo contendere); in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintiff's complaint that the defendant hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defenses or counterclaims

n. (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder

n. a statement acknowledging something or someone; "she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment"; "the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her"

n. doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like; "his style of painting was a reaction against cubism"

n. a statement acknowledging something or someone; "she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment"; "the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her"

n. a public declaration of your faith

n. an expression of gratitude; "he expressed his appreciation in a short note"

n. (religion) a solemn declaration that serves the same purpose as an oath (if an oath is objectionable to the person on religious or ethical grounds)

n. a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation; "he was overwhelmed with gratitude for their help"

n. the principal pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint; in criminal law it consists of the defendant's plea of `guilty' or `not guilty' (or nolo contendere); in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintiff's complaint that the defendant hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defenses or counterclaims

n. an instance of questioning; "there was a question about my training"; "we made inquiries of all those who were present"