| wit | | |
| humor, humour, wit, witticism, wittiness | (n.) | a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter. |
| brain, brainpower, learning ability, mental capacity, mentality, wit | (n.) | mental ability.; "he's got plenty of brains but no common sense" |
| card, wag, wit | (n.) | a witty amusing person who makes jokes. |
| jest | | |
| gag, jape, jest, joke, laugh | (n.) | a 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" |
| jest, jocularity, joke | (n.) | activity characterized by good humor. |
| jest, joke | (v.) | tell a joke; speak humorously.; "He often jokes even when he appears serious" |
| jest, joke | (v.) | act in a funny or teasing way. |
| chaff | | |
| chaff, husk, shuck, stalk, straw, stubble | (n.) | material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds. |
| chaff | (n.) | foil in thin strips; ejected into the air as a radar countermeasure. |
| banter, chaff, jolly, josh, kid | (v.) | be silly or tease one another.; "After we relaxed, we just kidded around" |
| joke | | |
| antic, caper, joke, prank, put-on, trick | (n.) | a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement. |
| joke | (n.) | a triviality not to be taken seriously.; "I regarded his campaign for mayor as a joke" |
| tease | | |
| annoyer, tease, teaser, vexer | (n.) | someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity). |
| coquette, flirt, minx, prickteaser, tease, vamp, vamper | (n.) | a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men. |
| ribbing, tantalization, tease, teasing | (n.) | the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances.; "he ignored their teases"; "his ribbing was gentle but persistent" |
| badger, beleaguer, bug, pester, tease | (v.) | annoy persistently.; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer" |
| bait, cod, rag, rally, razz, ride, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, tease, twit | (v.) | harass with persistent criticism or carping.; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie" |
| tease | (v.) | to arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them.; "The advertisement is intended to tease the customers"; "She has a way of teasing men with her flirtatious behavior" |
| tease | (v.) | tear into pieces.; "tease tissue for microscopic examinations" |
| tease | (v.) | raise the nap of (fabrics). |
| loosen, tease, tease apart | (v.) | disentangle and raise the fibers of.; "tease wool" |
| card, tease | (v.) | separate the fibers of.; "tease wool" |
| tease | (v.) | mock or make fun of playfully.; "the flirting man teased the young woman" |
| fluff, tease | (v.) | ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect. |
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