Tra từ joke - Từ điển WordNet v3.1

I - noun

1. a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter (Freq. 10)
- 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:
gag, laugh, jest, jape
• Derivationally related forms:
jest (for: jest), laugh (for: laugh), gagster (for: gag), gag (for: gag), jocular, jokester
• 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. a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
antic, prank, trick, caper, put-on
• Derivationally related forms:
trickster (for: trick), prankster (for: prank), jokester, antic (for: antic)
• Hypernyms:
diversion, recreation
• Hyponyms:
dirty trick, practical joke
3. activity characterized by good humor (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
jest, jocularity
• Derivationally related forms:
jocular (for: jocularity), jocular, jokester, jest (for: jest)
• Hypernyms:
diversion, recreation
• Hyponyms:
drollery, waggery, leg-pull, leg-pulling, pleasantry
4. a triviality not to be taken seriously
- I regarded his campaign for mayor as a joke
• Hypernyms:
pettiness, triviality, slightness, puniness

II - verb

1. tell a joke;
speak humorously (Freq. 2)
- He often jokes even when he appears serious
• Syn:
jest
• See Also:
jest at (for: jest)
• Derivationally related forms:
jest (for: jest), jester (for: jest), joker
• 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 (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
jest
• Derivationally related forms:
jest (for: jest), jester (for: jest), joker
• Hypernyms:
act, behave, do
• Hyponyms:
clown, clown around, antic
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s