Thesaurus: jest

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1. n. A deed; an action; a gest.
2. n. A mask; a pageant; an interlude.
3. n. Something done or said in order to amuse; a joke; a witticism; a jocose or sportive remark or phrase. See Synonyms under Jest, v. i.
4. v. i. The object of laughter or sport; a laughingstock.
5. v. i. To take part in a merrymaking; -- especially, to act in a mask or interlude.
6. v. i. To make merriment by words or actions; to joke; to make light of anything.
7. n. a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
8. n. activity characterized by good humor
9. v. tell a joke; speak humorously
10. v. act in a funny or teasing way
11. v:30/n:70 n. activity characterized by good humor