answer vs work

answer and work both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
answer	Yes	No	Yes	No
work	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, work is a hypernym of answer; that is, work is a word with a broader meaning than answer:

answer: give the correct answer or solution to
work: find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of

Other hypernyms of answer include figure out, lick, puzzle out, solve, work out.

As verbs, work is a hypernym of answer; that is, work is a word with a broader meaning than answer:

answer: understand the meaning of
work: find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of

Other hypernyms of answer include figure out, lick, puzzle out, solve, work out.

answer (noun)	work (noun)
a nonverbal reaction	activity directed toward making or doing something
the speech act of replying to a question	the occupation for which you are paid
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation	a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing
a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem	a place where work is done
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	the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it)
	applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)
	(physics) a manifestation of energy; the transfer of energy from one physical system to another expressed as the product of a force and the distance through which it moves a body in the direction of that force

answer (verb)	work (verb)
give the correct answer or solution to	give a workout to
respond to a signal	arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion
understand the meaning of	go sour or spoil
react to a stimulus or command	cause to undergo fermentation
react verbally	find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument)	use or manipulate to one's advantage
be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of	to mix into a homogeneous mass
match or correspond	perform as expected when applied
be liable or accountable	move into or onto
be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity	shape, form, or improve a material
	cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
	prepare for crops
	make something, usually for a specific function
	gratify and charm, usually in order to influence
	proceed along a path
	move in an agitated manner
	provoke or excite
	be employed
	cause to work
	exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; work
	have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected
	operate in a certain place, area, or specialty
	proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity
	have and exert influence or effect
	operate in or through
	cause to operate or function
	behave in a certain way when handled