response

response (http://definr.com/response)

     n 1: a result; "this situation developed in response to events in
          Africa"
     2: a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some
        foregoing stimulus or agent; "a bad reaction to the
        medicine"; "his responses have slowed with age" [syn: reaction]
     3: a statement (either spoken or written) that is made in reply
        to a question or request or criticism or accusation; "I
        waited several days for his answer"; "he wrote replies to
        several of his critics" [syn: answer, reply]
     4: the manner in which something is greeted; "she did not
        expect the cold reception she received from her superiors"
        [syn: reception]
     5: a phrase recited or sung by the congregation following a
        versicle by the priest or minister
     6: the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange; "he
        growled his reply" [syn: reply]