answer vs Urim and Thummim

Urim and Thummim vs answer

answer and Urim and Thummim both are nouns.

answer is a verb but Urim and Thummim is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
answer	Yes	No	Yes	No
Urim and Thummim	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Urim and Thummim is a hyponym of answer; that is, Urim and Thummim is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than answer:

answer: the speech act of replying to a question
Urim and Thummim: lots thrown to determine God's answers to yes-no questions

Other hyponyms of answer include defence, defense, refutation.

answer (noun)	Urim and Thummim (noun)
a nonverbal reaction	lots thrown to determine God's answers to yes-no questions
the speech act of replying to a question
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
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

answer (verb)	Urim and Thummim (verb)
give the correct answer or solution to
respond to a signal
understand the meaning of
react to a stimulus or command
react verbally
give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument)
be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of
match or correspond
be liable or accountable
be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity

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