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The verb answer has 10 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)

1. (63) answer, reply, respond -- (react verbally; "She didn't want to answer"; "answer the question"; "We answered that we would accept the invitation")
2. (7) answer -- (respond to a signal; "answer the door"; "answer the telephone")
3. (7) answer -- (give the correct answer or solution to; "answer a question"; "answer the riddle")
4. (5) answer, resolve -- (understand the meaning of; "The question concerning the meaning of life cannot be answered")
5. (4) answer -- (give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument); "The defendant answered to all the charges of the prosecution")
6. answer -- (be liable or accountable; "She must answer for her actions")
7. suffice, do, answer, serve -- (be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity; "A few words would answer"; "This car suits my purpose well"; "Will $100 do?"; "A 'B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school"; "Nothing else will serve")
8. answer -- (match or correspond; "The drawing of the suspect answers to the description the victim gave")
9. answer -- (be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of; "This may answer her needs")
10. answer -- (react to a stimulus or command; "The steering of my new car answers to the slightest touch")

The adj answering has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (1) answering, respondent -- (replying; "an answering glance"; "an answering smile")

service:

The noun service has 15 senses (first 6 from tagged texts)

1. (24) service -- (work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services")
2. (8) service -- (an act of help or assistance; "he did them a service")
3. (5) service, religious service, divine service -- (the act of public worship following prescribed rules; "the Sunday service")
4. (4) service -- (a company or agency that performs a public service; subject to government regulation)
5. (3) service -- (employment in or work for another; "he retired after 30 years of service")
6. (2) military service, armed service, service -- (a force that is a branch of the armed forces)
7. Service, Robert William Service -- (Canadian writer (born in England) who wrote about life in the Yukon Territory (1874-1958))
8. avail, help, service -- (a means of serving; "of no avail"; "there's no help for it")
9. service, table service -- (tableware consisting of a complete set of articles (silver or dishware) for use at table)
10. servicing, service -- (the act of mating by male animals; "the bull was worth good money in servicing fees")
11. service -- ((law) the acts performed by an English feudal tenant for the benefit of his lord which formed the consideration for the property granted to him)
12. serve, service -- ((sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play; "his powerful serves won the game")
13. service, serving, service of process -- (the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone; "he accepted service of the subpoena")
14. overhaul, inspection and repair, service -- (periodic maintenance on a car or machine; "it was time for an overhaul on the tractor")
15. service -- (the performance of duties by a waiter or servant; "that restaurant has excellent service")

The verb service has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)

1. (3) service, serve -- (be used by; as of a utility; "The sewage plant served the neighboring communities"; "The garage served to shelter his horses")
2. (1) service -- (make fit for use; "service my truck"; "the washing machine needs to be serviced")
3. serve, service -- (mate with; "male animals serve the females for breeding purposes")

answering service

Answering Service & IVR Inbound Telemarketing Services with Voice Over Talent
Manage your own 800 number IVR and voice broadcasting phone campaigns online. Register for service and download phone lists and wav files from the internet - monitor results with reporting system.
http://www.easyivr.com

Musicians Answering Service, The
Diary service for London's top musicians, with biographies and photos.
http://www.maslink.co.uk

Answering Service & IVR Inbound Telemarketing Services with Voice Over Talent
Manage your own 800 number IVR and voice broadcasting phone campaigns online. Register for service and download phone lists and wav files from the internet - monitor results with reporting system.
http://www.easyivr.com

CallWave
Telephone number for receiving personal faxes online with advertising.
http://www.callwave.com

AskERIC
A personalized Internet-based service providing education information to teachers, librarians, counselors, administrators, parents, and anyone interested in education throughout the United States and the world. Main content is a directory of answers to FAQs as well as sites, grouped by category.
http://www.askeric.org/

Answering Service Professionals
Full service call center, order processing, e-commerce compatibale, 24 hour live answering service, inbound/ outbound telemarketing, survey response loan by phone response, high customer service.
http://www.ringading.com

Western States Telemessaging Association
WSTA represents answering services across the country committed to quality. Services vary from traditional telemessaging and voice mail to order taking and E-Commerce solutions. Most companies spend thousands of advertising dollars trying to make the phone ring. Since your advertising works 24-hours a day, why not have your callers greeted by a professional trained secretary 24-hours a day, 7 days a week
http://Wstaonline.org