solution

Definition

  • noun: something that is used or done to deal with and end a problem
  • noun: an action or process of solving a problem
  • often + 'to'
  • synonyms: disruption, breach, explanation

Examples

  • a problem that has so far resisted 'solution' [=a problem that no one has been able to solve]

  • Medication may not be the best 'solution' for the patient's condition.

  • She suggested a number of creative 'solutions to' the housing crisis.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) -...on a need-to-know basis. -Well, I need to know. Because my men died down in that hole. What did we find down there? We found a solution, Connor, that can end this war once and for all. We know the machines use shortwave transmitters to communicate. Our Intel has located a hidden signal (..)
    2009 Terminator Salvation