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Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary
jest
1. a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter (Freq. 1) - he told a very funny joke - he knows a million gags - thanks for the laugh - he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest - even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point • Syn: joke, gag, laugh, jape • Derivationally related forms: laugh (for: laugh), gagster (for: gag), gag (for: gag), jocular (for: joke), jokester (for: joke), joke (for: joke) • Hypernyms: wit, humor, humour, witticism, wittiness • Hyponyms: 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 • Part Meronyms: punch line, laugh line, gag line, tag line 2. activity characterized by good humor • Syn: joke, jocularity • Derivationally related forms: jocular (for: jocularity), jocular (for: joke), jokester (for: joke), joke (for: joke) • Hypernyms: diversion, recreation • Hyponyms: drollery, waggery, leg-pull, leg-pulling, pleasantry
1. tell a joke; speak humorously (Freq. 1) - He often jokes even when he appears serious • Syn: joke • See Also: jest at • Derivationally related forms: jester, joker (for: joke), joke (for: joke) • Hypernyms: communicate, intercommunicate • Hyponyms: gag, quip, horse around, arse around, fool around, fool, pun • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s 2. act in a funny or teasing way • Syn: joke • Derivationally related forms: jester, joker (for: joke), joke (for: joke) • Hypernyms: act, behave, do • Hyponyms: clown, clown around, antic • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s
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