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jape

jape

 
pronunciation:
jeIp
parts of speech:
intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
features:
Word Combinations (noun)
part of speech: intransitive verb
inflections: japes, japing, japed
definition: to say something as a joke; jest.
similar words:
joke
 
part of speech: transitive verb
definition: to ridicule or make fun of.
similar words:
jest, joke, ridicule, wisecrack
 
part of speech: noun
definition: something said or done as a joke or trick.
similar words:
jest
Word Combinations  About this feature
adjective + (n.)jape accustomed, aging, comic, hurt, irresistible, mean, thoughtless, undetected, unfair, unkind
verb + (n.)jape divert, make, mock, ply, suffer, toss
noun + (n.)jape Help ape, barnacle, intention, luxury, rabbit, raft, stigma, workman
derivations: japingly (adv.), japer (n.), japery (n.)