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| NOUN | 1 | jest, joke, gag, laugh, jape | A humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter |
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| 2 | jest, joke, jocularity | Activity characterized by good humor | |
| VERB | 1 | jest, joke | Tell a joke |
| 2 | jest, joke | Act in a funny or teasing way |
| Sounds | jheh'st |
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| Rhymes | abreast, addressed, alkahest, and 72 more rhymes in ehst... |
| Meaning | A humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter. |
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| Examples | "he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest" |
| Synonyms | joke, gag, laugh, jape |
| Parts | punch line, laugh line, gag line, tag line |
| Broader | wit, humor, humour, witticism, wittiness |
| Narrower | belly laugh, sidesplitter, howler, thigh-slapper, scream, wow, riot; dirty joke, dirty story, blue joke, blue story; ethnic joke; funny story, good story, funny remark, funny; in-joke; one-liner; shaggy dog story; sick joke; sight gag, visual joke |
| Verbs | jest; jest |
| Meaning | Activity characterized by good humor. |
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| Synonyms | joke, jocularity |
| Broader | diversion, recreation |
| Narrower | drollery, waggery; leg-pull, leg-pulling; pleasantry |
| Verbs | jest; jest |
| Meaning | Tell a joke. Speak humorously. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s |
| Synonyms | joke |
| Broader | communicate, intercommunicate |
| See also | jest at |
| Narrower | gag, quip; horse around, arse around, fool around, fool; pun |
| Nouns | jest; jest; jester |
| Meaning | Act in a funny or teasing way. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s |
| Synonyms | joke |
| Broader | act, behave, do |
| Narrower | clown, clown around, antic |
| Nouns | jest; jest; jester |
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