Joke

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Something said or done to evoke laughter or amusement, especially an amusing story with a punch line.
  • n. A mischievous trick; a prank.
  • n. An amusing or ludicrous incident or situation.
  • n. Informal Something not to be taken seriously; a triviality: The accident was no joke.
  • n. Informal An object of amusement or laughter; a laughingstock: His loud tie was the joke of the office.
  • verb-intransitive. To tell or play jokes; jest.
  • verb-intransitive. To speak in fun; be facetious.
  • v. To make fun of; tease.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. An amusing story.
  • n. Something said or done for amusement.
  • n. The root cause or main issue, especially an unexpected one
  • n. A worthless thing or person.
  • v. To do or say something for humourous amusement rather than seriously.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Something said for the sake of exciting a laugh; something witty or sportive (commonly indicating more of hilarity or humor than jest); a jest; a witticism.
  • n. Something not said seriously, or not actually meant; something done in sport.
  • v. To make merry with; to make jokes upon; to rally; to banter.
  • verb-intransitive. To do something for sport, or as a joke; to be merry in words or actions; to jest.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Something said or done for the sake of exciting laughter; some witty or sportive remark or act; a jest; also, jesting; raillery.
  • n. Something not real, or to no purpose; what is not in earnest or actually meant; an illusion.
  • n. Synonyms See jest.
  • To jest; make merry about something.
  • To cast jokes at; make merry with; rally: as, to joke a man about his love-affairs.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a triviality not to be taken seriously
  • n. a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
  • n. a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
  • v. tell a joke; speak humorously
  • v. act in a funny or teasing way
  • n. activity characterized by good humor
  • Verb Form
    joked    jokes    joking   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    slightness    triviality    pettiness    puniness   
    Cross Reference
    practical joke    in joke    to cut    no joke    mock    jeer   
    Form
    joked    joking   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    jest    witticism    rally    banter    sport    butt   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Baroque    Coke    Koch    Polk    Stoke    Wouk    awoke    baroque    bloke    boak   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    humor    jest    remark    laugh    trick    amusement    gossip    conversation    tale    anecdote