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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who kids, teases |
| Synonyms: | actor, banana, buffoon, card*, clown, comedian, comic, cutup, droll, farceur, fool, funster, gagster, humorist, jester, jokesmith, jokester, josher, kidder, life of the party, prankster, punster, quipster, second banana, stand-up comic, stooge, straight person, top banana, trickster, wag, wisecracker, wit |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | clause |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | provision in document |
| Synonyms: | article, catch*, chapter, codicil, condition, fine print, heading, item, joker*, kicker, limitation, paragraph, part, passage, point, provision, proviso, requirement, rider, section, small print, specification, stipulation, string attached to something, ultimatum |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | clown |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | joking person |
| Synonyms: | antic, buffoon, comedian, comic, cut-up, dolt, droll, farceur, fool, funnyperson, funster, gagman, gagster, harlequin, humorist, jester, joker, jokesmith, jokester, life of the party, madcap, merry-andrew, merrymaker, mime, mountebank, mummer, picador, pierrot, prankster, punch, punchinello, quipster, ribald, wag, wisecracker, wit*, zany* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | comedian |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | funny person, often professional |
| Synonyms: | actor, banana, card*, clown, comic, cutup, droll, entertainer, farceur, humorist, jester, joker, jokester, laugh, merry-andrew, million laughs, quipster, stand-up comic, stooge, top banana, wag, wisecracker, wit*, zany* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | comic |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | funny person, often professional |
| Synonyms: | banana, buffoon*, card*, clown, comedian, droll, funnyman, humorist, jester, joker, jokester, life of the party, million laughs, quipster, stand-up comic, stooge, top banana, wag, wit* |
| Notes: | comic means 'intended to be funny' while comical is 'funny unintentionally' |
| Antonyms: | tragedian |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hindrance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | obstruction, difficulty |
| Synonyms: | Catch-22, albatross, baggage, ball and chain, bar, barrier, catch, check, clog, crimp, cumbrance, deterrent, drag, drawback, encumbrance, excess baggage, foot dragging, glitch*, gridlock, handicap, hang-up, hitch, impedance, impediment, interference, interruption, intervention, jam-up, joker, limitation, lock, millstone, monkey wrench, obstacle, restraint, restriction, snag, stoppage, stumbling block, trammel |
| Antonyms: | advance, aid, assistance, encouragement, expedition, help, promotion, push |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hitch |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | problem, difficulty |
| Synonyms: | block, bug*, catch, check, delay, discontinuance, drawback, glitch*, hang-up, hindrance, hold-up, impediment, interruption, joker, mishap, snafu, snag, stoppage, stumbling block, tangle, trouble |
| Antonyms: | advantage, benefit, chance, opening, opportunity |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | humorist |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | comedian |
| Synonyms: | card*, clown, comedienne, comic, cutup, entertainer, jester, joker, jokesmith, jokester, satirist, stand-up comic, wisecracker, wit |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | jester |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who jokes, plays jokes |
| Synonyms: | actor, antic, banterer, buffoon, card*, clown, comedian, comic, cutup, droll, fool, harlequin, humorist, japer, joker, jokester, larker, life of the party, madcap, pantaloon, practical joker, prankster, quipster, standup comic, trickster, wag, wisecracker, wit |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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