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to take a jest

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  • Jest — Jest, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Jested}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jesting}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To take part in a merrymaking; especially, to act in a mask or interlude. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To make merriment by words or actions; to joke; to make… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • jest — Synonyms and related words: Parthian shot, a continental, a curse, a damn, a darn, a hoot, back answer, badinage, bagatelle, banter, bauble, be merry with, bean, belly laugh, bibelot, bit, blue story, brass farthing, butt, button, byword, byword… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • Infinite Jest — Infobox Book name = Infinite Jest title orig = translator = author = David Foster Wallace cover artist = country = flagicon|USA United States language = English genre = Hysterical realism, Satire, Tragicomedy, Science Fiction publisher = Little,… …   Wikipedia

  • To break a jest — Break Break (br[=a]k), v. t. [imp. {broke} (br[=o]k), (Obs. {Brake}); p. p. {Broken} (br[=o] k n), (Obs. {Broke}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Breaking}.] [OE. breken, AS. brecan; akin to OS. brekan, D. breken, OHG. brehhan, G. brechen, Icel. braka to creak …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • give-and-take — Synonyms and related words: abatement of differences, accommodation, adjustment, agency, alternation, arrangement, badinage, balance, ballast, banter, bargain, barter, bartering, battledore and shuttlecock, boomerang, brokerage, buying and… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • Chief Joseph — ‹ The template below (Infobox American Indian chief) is being considered for deletion. See templates for discussion to help reach a consensus.› Joseph the Younger …   Wikipedia

  • Jested — Jest Jest, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Jested}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jesting}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To take part in a merrymaking; especially, to act in a mask or interlude. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To make merriment by words or actions; to joke; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Jesting — Jest Jest, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Jested}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jesting}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To take part in a merrymaking; especially, to act in a mask or interlude. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To make merriment by words or actions; to joke; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • List of Alfred Hitchcock Presents guest stars — The following is a list of guest stars and other actors who appeared on the television series Alfred Hitchcock Presents , which started in 1955 as a half hour show, changed its name to The Alfred Hitchcock Hour when it expanded to an hour, and… …   Wikipedia

  • Stairs Expedition to Katanga — The Stairs Expedition to Katanga of 1891−1892 led by Captain William Stairs was the winner in a race between two imperial powers to seize Katanga, a vast mineral rich territory in Central Africa, which it achieved through the killing of an… …   Wikipedia

  • wit — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Cleverness Nouns 1. wit, wittiness; Atticism; salt; sense of humor, funny bone, esprit, point, fancy, whim, humor, drollery, pleasantry; comedy; jocularity, jocosity, jocoseness; levity, facetiousness;… …   English dictionary for students

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