Jest

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A playful or amusing act; a prank. See Synonyms at joke.
  • n. A frolicsome or frivolous mood: spoken in jest.
  • n. An object of ridicule; a laughingstock.
  • n. A witty remark.
  • verb-intransitive. To act or speak playfully.
  • verb-intransitive. To make witty remarks.
  • verb-intransitive. To utter scoffs; gibe.
  • v. To make fun of; ridicule.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. An act performed for amusement; a joke.
  • n. Someone or something that is ridiculed; the target of a joke.
  • v. To tell a joke; to talk in a playful manner; to make fun of something or someone.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A deed; an action; a gest.
  • n. A mask; a pageant; an interlude.
  • n. Something done or said in order to amuse; a joke; a witticism; a jocose or sportive remark or phrase. See Synonyms under Jest, v. i.
  • n. The object of laughter or sport; a laughingstock.
  • verb-intransitive. To take part in a merrymaking; -- especially, to act in a mask or interlude.
  • verb-intransitive. To make merriment by words or actions; to joke; to make light of anything.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. An act; deed; achievement; exploit; gest. See gest, n.
  • n. A tale of achievement or adventure; a story; romance. See gest, n., 2.
  • n. A mask; masquerade; pageant.
  • n. A spoken pleasantry; a laughable or intentionally ludicrous saying; a witticism; a joke; a sally.
  • n. An acted pleasantry; a, jocular or playful action; something done to make sport or cause laughter.
  • n. The object of laughter, sport, or mockery; a laughing-stock.
  • n. Synonyms Jest, Joke; quip, quirk, witticism, sally. A joke is often rougher or less delicate than a jest, as a practical joke, but jest often suggests more of lightness or scoffing than joke, as to turn everything into jest. Joke is the word to be used where action is implied; jest is generally applied to something said.
  • To tell stories or romances. See gest, verb
  • I can not geste, rum, raf, ruf, by letter
  • To trifle (with); amuse or entertain by words or actions; treat as trifling.
  • To say or do something intended to amuse or cause laughter.
  • To take part in a mask or sport; engage in mock combat; just.
  • To utter in jest or sport.
  • To apply a jest to; joke with; banter; rally.
  • A common dialectal form of just.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
  • v. act in a funny or teasing way
  • v. tell a joke; speak humorously
  • n. activity characterized by good humor
  • Verb Form
    jested    jesting    jests   
    Cross Reference
    jeer    in jest    to break a jest   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    deed    action    gest    mask    pageant    interlude    laughingstock    joke    droll    bound   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Best    Blessed    Brest    Celeste    Este    Midwest    Pest    Test    West    abreast   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    joke    mirth    banter    laugh    satire    humour    irony    mockery    amusement    pleasantry