| comedian | | |
| n. (person) | 1. comedian, comic | a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts. |
| ~ merry andrew, buffoon, clown, goof, goofball | a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior. |
| ~ comedienne | a female comedian. |
| ~ gagman, standup comedian | a comedian who uses gags. |
| ~ joker, jokester | a person who enjoys telling or playing jokes. |
| ~ performer, performing artist | an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience. |
| ~ top banana | the leading comedian in a burlesque show. |
| ~ benjamin kubelsky, jack benny, benny | United States comedian known for his timeing and delivery and self-effacing humor (1894-1974). |
| ~ burns, george burns, nathan birnbaum | United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996). |
| ~ sid caesar, sidney caesar, caesar | United States comedian who pioneered comedy television shows (born 1922). |
| ~ chaplin, charlie chaplin, sir charles spencer chaplin | English comedian and film maker; portrayed a downtrodden little man in baggy pants and bowler hat (1889-1977). |
| ~ durante, jimmy durante | United States comedian remembered for his large nose and hoarse voice (1893-1980). |
| ~ fields, w. c. fields, william claude dukenfield | United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946). |
| ~ hardy, oliver hardy | United States slapstick comedian who played the pompous and overbearing member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1892-1957). |
| ~ alfred hawthorne, benny hill, hill | risque English comedian (1925-1992). |
| ~ bob hope, leslie townes hope, hope | United States comedian (born in England) who appeared in films with Bing Crosby (1903-2003). |
| ~ buster keaton, joseph francis keaton, keaton | United States comedian and actor in silent films noted for his acrobatic skills and deadpan face (1895-1966). |
| ~ harry lauder, lauder, sir harry maclennan lauder | Scottish ballad singer and music hall comedian (1870-1950). |
| ~ arthur stanley jefferson laurel, stan laurel, laurel | United States slapstick comedian (born in England) who played the scatterbrained and often tearful member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1890-1965). |
| ~ steve martin, martin | United States actor and comedian (born in 1945). |
| ~ groucho, julius marx, marx | United States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1890-1977). |
| ~ chico, leonard marx, marx | United States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1891-1961). |
| ~ arthur marx, harpo, marx | United States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1893-1964). |
| ~ herbert marx, marx, zeppo | United States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1901-1979). |
| ~ dudley moore, dudley stuart john moore, moore | English actor and comedian who appeared on television and in films (born in 1935). |
| n. (person) | 2. comedian | an actor in a comedy. |
| ~ actor, histrion, thespian, role player, player | a theatrical performer. |
| ~ comedienne | a female actor in a comedy. |
| comic | | |
| adj. | 1. amusing, comic, comical, funny, laughable, mirthful, risible | arousing or provoking laughter.; "an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls"; "an amusing fellow"; "a comic hat"; "a comical look of surprise"; "funny stories that made everybody laugh"; "a very funny writer"; "it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much"; "a mirthful experience"; "risible courtroom antics" |
| ~ humorous, humourous | full of or characterized by humor.; "humorous stories"; "humorous cartoons"; "in a humorous vein" |
| adj. (pertain) | 2. comic | of or relating to or characteristic of comedy.; "comic hero" |
| ~ drama | the literary genre of works intended for the theater. |
| bluff | | |
| n. (object) | 1. bluff | a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion). |
| ~ bank | a long ridge or pile.; "a huge bank of earth" |
| n. (communication) | 2. bluff | pretense that your position is stronger than it really is.; "his bluff succeeded in getting him accepted" |
| ~ dissembling, feigning, pretense, pretence | pretending with intention to deceive. |
| n. (act) | 3. bluff, four flush | the act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards. |
| ~ dissimulation, deception, dissembling, deceit | the act of deceiving. |
| v. (competition) | 4. bluff, bluff out | deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand. |
| ~ card game, cards | a game played with playing cards. |
| ~ move, go | have a turn; make one's move in a game.; "Can I go now?" |
| v. (communication) | 5. bluff | frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is. |
| ~ affright, fright, frighten, scare | cause fear in.; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her" |
| adj. | 6. bluff, bold, sheer | very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front.; "a bluff headland"; "where the bold chalk cliffs of England rise"; "a sheer descent of rock" |
| ~ steep | having a sharp inclination.; "the steep attic stairs"; "steep cliffs" |
| adj. | 7. bluff | bluntly direct and outspoken but good-natured.; "a bluff but pleasant manner"; "a bluff and rugged natural leader" |
| ~ direct | straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action.; "a direct question"; "a direct response"; "a direct approach" |
| kidding | (v.) | kid |
| kid | | |
| n. (person) | 1. child, fry, kid, minor, nestling, nipper, shaver, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, youngster | a young person of either sex.; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster" |
| ~ child's body | the body of a human child. |
| ~ juvenile, juvenile person | a young person, not fully developed. |
| ~ bairn | a child: son or daughter. |
| ~ buster | a robust child. |
| ~ changeling | a child secretly exchanged for another in infancy. |
| ~ child prodigy, infant prodigy, wonder child | a prodigy whose talents are recognized at an early age.; "Mozart was a child prodigy" |
| ~ foster-child, foster child, fosterling | a child who is raised by foster parents. |
| ~ scamp, imp, monkey, rapscallion, rascal, scalawag, scallywag | one who is playfully mischievous. |
| ~ kiddy | a young child. |
| ~ orphan | a child who has lost both parents. |
| ~ peanut | a young child who is small for his age. |
| ~ picaninny, piccaninny, pickaninny | (ethnic slur) offensive term for a Black child. |
| ~ poster child | a child afflicted by some disease or deformity whose picture is used on posters to raise money for charitable purposes.; "she was the poster child for muscular dystrophy" |
| ~ kindergartener, kindergartner, preschooler | a child who attends a preschool or kindergarten. |
| ~ silly | a word used for misbehaving children.; "don't be a silly" |
| ~ sprog | a child. |
| ~ bambino, toddler, yearling, tot | a young child. |
| ~ urchin | poor and often mischievous city child. |
| ~ street child, waif | a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned.; "street children beg or steal in order to survive" |
| n. (substance) | 2. kid, kidskin | soft smooth leather from the hide of a young goat.; "kid gloves" |
| ~ leather | an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning. |
| n. (person) | 3. kid, kyd, thomas kid, thomas kyd | English dramatist (1558-1594). |
| ~ dramatist, playwright | someone who writes plays. |
| n. (person) | 4. child, kid | a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age.; "they had three children"; "they were able to send their kids to college" |
| ~ family unit, family | primary social group; parents and children.; "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family" |
| ~ army brat | the child of a career officer of the United States Army. |
| ~ babe, baby, infant | a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.; "the baby began to cry again"; "she held the baby in her arms"; "it sounds simple, but when you have your own baby it is all so different" |
| ~ female offspring | a child who is female. |
| ~ male offspring, man-child | a child who is male. |
| ~ offspring, progeny, issue | the immediate descendants of a person.; "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue" |
| ~ stepchild | a child of your spouse by a former marriage. |
| n. (animal) | 5. kid | young goat. |
| ~ caprine animal, goat | any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns. |
| v. (communication) | 6. kid, pull the leg of | tell false information to for fun.; "Are you pulling my leg?" |
| ~ cod, dupe, put one across, put one over, befool, gull, slang, take in, fool, put on | fool or hoax.; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!" |
| v. (communication) | 7. banter, chaff, jolly, josh, kid | be silly or tease one another.; "After we relaxed, we just kidded around" |
| ~ bait, razz, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, twit, cod, tease, rag, rally, ride | 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" |
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