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alamag [a.lá.mag.] : know-how (n.); luminescent light (n.); wit (n.)

Derivatives of alamag


Glosses:
know-how
n. (cognition)1. know-howthe (technical) knowledge and skill required to do something.
~ ability, powerpossession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done.; "danger heightened his powers of discrimination"
~ bag of tricksa supply of ways of accomplishing something.; "every good mechanic has a large bag of tricks"
~ sapience, wisdomability to apply knowledge or experience or understanding or common sense and insight.
~ methoda way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps).
wit
n. (communication)1. humor, humour, wit, witticism, wittinessa message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter.
~ subject matter, content, message, substancewhat a communication that is about something is about.
~ jeu d'esprita witty comment or writing.
~ bon mot, mota clever remark.
~ esprit de l'escaliera witty remark that occurs to you too late.
~ pungency, bitewit having a sharp and caustic quality.; "he commented with typical pungency"; "the bite of satire"
~ caustic remark, irony, sarcasm, satirewitty language used to convey insults or scorn.; "he used sarcasm to upset his opponent"; "irony is wasted on the stupid"; "Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own"
~ reparteeadroitness and cleverness in reply.
~ gag, jape, jest, joke, laugha humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter.; "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"
~ caricature, impersonation, imitationa representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect.
~ cartoon, sketcha humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine.
~ fun, sport, playverbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously).; "he became a figure of fun"; "he said it in sport"
~ ribaldryribald humor.
~ topperan exceedingly good witticism that surpasses all that have gone before.
~ libation(facetious) a serving of an alcoholic beverage.
~ roastera harsh or humorous critic (sometimes intended as a facetious compliment).; "the honoree gave his roasters as good as he got"
n. (cognition)2. brain, brainpower, learning ability, mental capacity, mentality, witmental ability.; "he's got plenty of brains but no common sense"
~ intelligencethe ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience.
n. (person)3. card, wag, wita witty amusing person who makes jokes.
~ colloquialisma colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech.
~ humorist, humouristsomeone who acts speaks or writes in an amusing way.