Nouns (40)
at
n. 100 at equal 1 kip in Laos
AT
n. IBM personal computer or compatible
fun
n. violent and excited activity; "she asked for money and then the fun began"; "they began to fight like fun"
fun, playfulness
n. a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement; "her playfulness surprised me"; "he was fun to be with"
astatine, At, atomic number 85
n. a highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series); a decay product of uranium and thorium
fun, merriment, playfulness
n. activities that are enjoyable or amusing; "I do it for the fun of it"; "he is fun to have around"
play, sport, fun
n. verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously); "he became a figure of fun"; "he said it in sport"
punch, poke, lick, biff
n. (boxing) a blow with the fist; "I gave him a clout on his nose"
poke, sack, carrier bag, paper bag
n. a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
poke, garget, scoke, pigeon berry, Phytolacca americana
n. tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemes; young fleshy stems are edible; berries and root are poisonous
strudel, at, @, at sign, commercial at, "at" sign, at-sign
n. a character used in electronic mail adresses to separate the addressee from the host name
thrust, poke, jab, jabbing, poking, thrusting
n. a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist"
Verbs (17)
poke, make a hole by poking
v. make a hole by poking
poke, stir by poking
v. stir by poking; "poke the embers in the fireplace"
poke, thump, pound
v. hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"
poke, jab, dig, stab, prod
v. poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"
poke, nose, pry, nose about, pry around
v. search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always nosing around the office"
Adverbs (0)
Adjectives (4)
fun, amusing, amusive, diverting
adj. providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining; "an amusing speaker"; "a diverting story"; "a fun thing to do"
Fuzzynyms (228)
cheerfulness, cheer
n. the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom; "flowers added a note of cheerfulness to the drab room"
enjoyment, delectation
n. act of receiving pleasure from something
pleasure
n. an activity that affords enjoyment; "he puts duty before pleasure"
mischief, mischief-making, mischievousness, deviltry, devilry, devilment, rascality, roguery, roguishness, shenanigan
n. reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
orgy, debauch, debauchery, saturnalia, riot, bacchanal, bacchanalia, drunken revelry
n. a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
cheer
n. a cry or shout of approval
takeoff, parody, mockery, charade, lampoon, spoof, sendup, burlesque, travesty, pasquinade
n. a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way
pack
n. a convenient package or parcel (as of cigarettes or film)
satchel
n. luggage consisting of a small case with a flat bottom and (usually) a shoulder strap
duffel, duffle, duffel bag, duffle bag
n. a large cylindrical bag of heavy cloth; for carrying personal belongings
stick
v. pierce with a thrust
stick
v. pierce with something pointed
beat, beat up
v. give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students"
break, damage
v. inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree"
dent, indent
v. make a depression into; "The bicycle dented my car"
baste, batter, clobber
v. strike violently and repeatedly; "She clobbered the man who tried to attack her"
slap
v. hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand; "The impatient teacher slapped the student"; "a gunshot slapped him on the forehead"
strike
v. deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead"
grind, grate
v. make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together; "grate one's teeth in anger"
knock, strike hard
v. deliver a sharp blow or push :"He knocked the glass clear across the room"
beat, hit repeatedly
v. hit repeatedly; "beat on the door"; "beat the table with his shoe"
hit, knock, bump
v. "My car bumped into the tree"
rap, knap, strike sharply
v. strike sharply; "rap him on the knuckles"
tap, strike lightly
v. strike lightly; "He tapped me on the shoulder"
beat, thump, pound
v. move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast"
squeeze, crush, squash, squelch, mash
v. to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"
splash, squelch, slop, splosh, slosh, squish
v. walk through mud or mire; "We had to splosh across the wet meadow"
bruise, contuse
v. injure the underlying soft tissue of bone of; "I bruised my knee"
hit, strike, impinge on, collide with, hit against, run into
v. hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow"
hit, strike
v. produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically; "The pianist strikes a middle C"; "strike `z' on the keyboard"; "her comments struck a sour note"
nudge, prod, poke at
v. to push against gently; "She nudged my elbow when she saw her friend enter the restaurant"
gore, horn, tusk
v. stab or pierce with a horn or tusk; "the rhino horned the explorer"
spike, transfix, impale, empale
v. pierce with a sharp stake or point; "impale a shrimp on a skewer"
spear
v. pierce with a spear; "spear fish"
dawdle, linger, move slowly, take one's time
v. take one's time; proceed slowly
delay, detain, hold up, cause to be late
v. cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"
lag, fall back, fall behind, dawdle
v. hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
thrust, hurl, lunge, hurtle
v. make a thrusting forward movement
thrust, pierce
v. penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
puncture, make a hole into
v. pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into; "puncture a tire"
sink, cause to sink
v. cause to sink; "The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor"
drill, bore
v. make a hole with a pointed power or hand tool; "don't drill here, there's a gas pipe"; "drill a hole into the wall"; "drill for oil"
drive
v. cause someone or something to move by driving; "She drove me to school every day"; "We drove the car to the garage"
crawl, creep
v. move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground; "The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed"
drag, trail, drop behind, hang back, get behind
v. to lag or linger behind; "But in so many other areas we still are dragging"
drag, scuff
v. walk without lifting the feet
edge, inch
v. advance slowly, as if by inches; "He edged towards the car"
slog, plod, footslog
v. walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud; "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone"
set off, instigate, incite, stir up
v. provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people"
hit, cause to move by striking
v. cause to move by striking; "hit a ball"
hit
v. deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"
hit, make, reach, gain, get to, arrive at, attain, get through to
v. reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts"
dally, tarry, linger
v. leave slowly and hesitantly
flirt, romance, mash, coquette, chat up, dally, coquet, philander, talk amorously
v. talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women"
stray, sidetrack, digress, depart, straggle
v. wander from a direct or straight course
cue, prompt, remind
v. assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned
tamper, meddle, interfere unwantedly
v. intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly; "Don't meddle in my affairs!"
fascinating, absorbing, engrossing, gripping, riveting
adj. capable of arousing and holding the attention; "a fascinating story"
comic, funny, comical, laughable, risible
adj. 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"
enjoyable, gratifying, pleasurable
adj. affording satisfaction or pleasure; "the company was enjoyable"; "found her praise gratifying"; "full of happiness and pleasurable excitement"; "good printing makes a book more pleasurable to read"
delightful, delicious
adj. greatly pleasing or entertaining; "a delightful surprise"; "the comedy was delightful"; "a delicious joke"
pleasing
adj. giving pleasure and satisfaction; "a pleasing piece of news"; "pleasing in manner and appearance"
bantering, facetious, tongue-in-cheek, witty
adj. cleverly amusing in tone; "a bantering tone"; "facetious remarks"; "tongue-in-cheek advice"
rummy, rum, singular, queer, strange, curious, funny, peculiar
adj. beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior"
ridiculous, farcical, ludicrous
adj. broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce; "the wild farcical exuberance of a clown"; "ludicrous green hair"
coltish, frolicsome, rollicking, sportive
adj. given to merry frolicking; "frolicsome students celebrated their graduation with parties and practical jokes"
humorous, humourous
adj. full of or characterized by humor; "humorous stories"; "humorous cartoons"; "in a humorous vein"
elated, jubilant, joyful, gleeful
adj. full of high-spirited delight; "a joyful heart"
jolly, merry, jovial
adj. full of or showing high-spirited merriment; "when hearts were young and gay"; "a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company"- Wordsworth; "the jolly crowd at the reunion"; "jolly old Saint Nick"; "a jovial old gentleman"; "have a merry Christmas"; "peals of merry laughter"; "a mirthful laugh"
dry, ironic, ironical, pawky, wry
adj. humorously sarcastic or mocking; "dry humor"; "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"; "an ironic novel"; "an ironical smile"; "with a wry Scottish wit"
Synonyms (9)
poke into, meddle with, horn in, intrude into
v. enter briefly; "We poked into the bar"
nose out, sniff out, scent out, smell out
v. recognize or detect by or as if by smelling; "H can smell out trouble"
light
adj. intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound; "light verse"; "a light comedy"
Antonyms (0)
poke fun at
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