Equivoque

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An equivocal word or expression.
  • n. A pun.
  • n. A double meaning.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Equivocal.
  • n. A play on words, a pun.
  • n. Ambiguity or double meaning.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. An ambiguous term; a word susceptible of different significations.
  • n. An equivocation; a guibble.
  • Word Usage
    "How many times, after an equivoque, after the specious and treacherous reasoning of egotism, had he heard his irritated conscience cry in his ear: “A trip! you wretch!”"
    Equivalent
    equivoke   
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    Words with the same meaning
    equivocation    guibble   
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