| chaff | | |
| n. (substance) | 1. chaff, husk, shuck, stalk, straw, stubble | material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds. |
| ~ bran | broken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by sifting. |
| ~ plant material, plant substance | material derived from plants. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. chaff | foil in thin strips; ejected into the air as a radar countermeasure. |
| ~ foil | a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal.; "the photographic film was wrapped in foil" |
| v. (communication) | 3. 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" |
| joke | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. gag, jape, jest, joke, laugh | 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" |
| ~ humor, wit, witticism, wittiness, humour | a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter. |
| ~ gag line, punch line, tag line, laugh line | the point of a joke or humorous story. |
| ~ howler, sidesplitter, thigh-slapper, wow, belly laugh, riot, scream | a joke that seems extremely funny. |
| ~ blue joke, blue story, dirty joke, dirty story | an indelicate joke. |
| ~ ethnic joke | a joke at the expense of some ethnic group. |
| ~ funny, funny remark, funny story, good story | an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line).; "she told a funny story"; "she made a funny" |
| ~ in-joke | a joke that is appreciated only by members of some particular group of people. |
| ~ one-liner | a one-line joke. |
| ~ shaggy dog story | a long rambling joke whose humor derives from its pointlessness. |
| ~ sick joke | a joke in bad taste. |
| ~ sight gag, visual joke | a joke whose effect is achieved by visual means rather than by speech (as in a movie). |
| n. (act) | 2. jest, jocularity, joke | activity characterized by good humor. |
| ~ diversion, recreation | an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates.; "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation" |
| ~ drollery, waggery | a quaint and amusing jest. |
| ~ leg-pull, leg-pulling | as a joke: trying to make somebody believe something that is not true. |
| ~ pleasantry | an agreeable or amusing remark.; "they exchange pleasantries" |
| n. (act) | 3. antic, caper, joke, prank, put-on, trick | a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement. |
| ~ diversion, recreation | an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates.; "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation" |
| ~ dirty trick | an unkind or aggressive trick. |
| ~ practical joke | a prank or trick played on a person (especially one intended to make the victim appear foolish). |
| n. (attribute) | 4. joke | a triviality not to be taken seriously.; "I regarded his campaign for mayor as a joke" |
| ~ puniness, slightness, triviality, pettiness | the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous. |
| v. (communication) | 5. jest, joke | tell a joke; speak humorously.; "He often jokes even when he appears serious" |
| ~ communicate, intercommunicate | transmit thoughts or feelings.; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist" |
| ~ quip, gag | make jokes or quips.; "The students were gagging during dinner" |
| ~ fool around, horse around, arse around, fool | indulge in horseplay.; "Enough horsing around--let's get back to work!"; "The bored children were fooling about" |
| ~ pun | make a play on words.; "Japanese like to pun--their language is well suited to punning" |
| v. (body) | 6. jest, joke | act in a funny or teasing way. |
| ~ behave, act, do | behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself.; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people" |
| ~ antic, clown, clown around | act as or like a clown. |
| mock | | |
| n. (act) | 1. mock | the act of mocking or ridiculing.; "they made a mock of him" |
| ~ derision, ridicule | the act of deriding or treating with contempt. |
| v. (communication) | 2. bemock, mock | treat with contempt.; "The new constitution mocks all democratic principles" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ blackguard, guy, jest at, laugh at, make fun, poke fun, ridicule, rib, roast | subject to laughter or ridicule.; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday" |
| ~ deride | treat or speak of with contempt.; "He derided his student's attempt to solve the biggest problem in mathematics" |
| ~ do by, treat, handle | interact in a certain way.; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently" |
| v. (communication) | 3. mock | imitate with mockery and derision.; "The children mocked their handicapped classmate" |
| ~ caricature, ape | represent in or produce a caricature of.; "The drawing caricatured the President" |
| ~ impersonate | represent another person with comic intentions. |
| ~ burlesque, spoof, parody | make a parody of.; "The students spoofed the teachers" |
| ~ imitate, simulate, copy | reproduce someone's behavior or looks.; "The mime imitated the passers-by"; "Children often copy their parents or older siblings" |
| adj. | 4. mock | constituting a copy or imitation of something.; "boys in mock battle" |
| ~ counterfeit, imitative | not genuine; imitating something superior.; "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince" |
| ridicule | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. ridicule | language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate. |
| ~ discourtesy, disrespect | an expression of lack of respect. |
| n. (act) | 2. derision, ridicule | the act of deriding or treating with contempt. |
| ~ offense, offensive activity, discourtesy, offence | a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others. |
| ~ mock | the act of mocking or ridiculing.; "they made a mock of him" |
| v. (communication) | 3. blackguard, guy, jest at, laugh at, make fun, poke fun, rib, ridicule, roast | subject to laughter or ridicule.; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday" |
| ~ bemock, mock | treat with contempt.; "The new constitution mocks all democratic principles" |
| ~ tease | mock or make fun of playfully.; "the flirting man teased the young woman" |
| ~ lampoon, satirise, satirize | ridicule with satire.; "The writer satirized the politician's proposal" |
| ~ debunk, expose | expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas.; "The physicist debunked the psychic's claims" |
| ~ stultify | cause to appear foolish.; "He stultified himself by contradicting himself and being inconsistent" |
| sura | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. sura | one of the sections (or chapters) in the Koran.; "the Quran is divided in 114 suras" |
| ~ section, subdivision | a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical).; "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section" |
| ~ al-qur'an, koran, quran, book | the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina. |
| ~ fatiha, fatihah | the first or opening sura of the Quran which is the central prayer of Islam and is used on all special occasions as well as during the five daily prayers. |
| n. (body) | 2. calf, sura | the muscular back part of the shank. |
| ~ skeletal muscle, striated muscle | a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes. |
| ~ shank | the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle. |
| ~ mid-calf | the middle of the calf; half way between the knee and ankle. |
| ~ gastrocnemius, gastrocnemius muscle | the muscle in the back part of the leg that forms the greater part of the calf; responsible for the plantar flexion of the foot. |
| ~ soleus, soleus muscle | a broad flat muscle in the calf of the leg under the gastrocnemius muscle. |
| ~ achilles tendon, tendon of achilles | a large tendon that runs from the heel to the calf. |
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