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punch line

Main Entry:
punch line []
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: the climax of a joke
Synonyms: gag line, point, tag line
Main Entry: gist
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: meaning, essence
Synonyms: basis, bearing, bottom line, burden, core, drift, force, heart, idea, import, kernel, keynote, marrow, matter, meat*, name of the game, nature of the beast, nitty gritty, nuts and bolts, pith, point, punch line, quintessence, score, sense, short, significance, soul, spirit, stuff*, subject, substance, summary, tenor, theme, thrust, topic, upshot
Main Entry: import
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: meaning
Synonyms: acceptation, bearing, bottom line, construction, drift*, gist*, heart*, implication, intendment, intention, interpretation, meat*, message, name of the game, nature of beast, nuts and bolts, point, punch line, purport, score*, sense, significance, significancy, signification, stuff*, thrust, understanding
Main Entry: payoff
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: conclusion, climax
Synonyms: adjustment, clincher, consequence, culmination, day of reckoning, final reckoning, finale, judgment, moment of truth, outcome, pay, payment, punch line, result, retribution, reward, settlement, upshot
Antonyms: introduction, start
Main Entry: point
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: meaning, essence
Synonyms: argument, bottom line, burden, core, crux, drift, force, gist, head, heart, idea, import, kicker, main idea, marrow, matter, meat*, motif, motive, name of the game, nitty-gritty, nub, nuts and bolts, pith, pointer, proposition, punch line, question, score, stuff, subject, subject matter, text, theme, thrust, tip, tip-off, topic
Notes: the stylus, or point, of a record player is held by the cartridge; the base of the turntable is called the deck
Main Entry: sense
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: point, meaning
Synonyms: acceptation, advantage, bottom line, burden, core, definition, denotatiton, drift, gist, good, heart, implication, import, intendment, interpretation, logic, matter, meat and potatoes, meat*, message, name of the game, nature of the beast, nitty-gritty, nuance, nub, nuts and bolts, punch line, purport, purpose, reason, short, significance, significancy, signification, stuff, substance, thrust, understanding, upshot, use, value, worth
Main Entry: significance
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: meaning
Synonyms: acceptation, bottom line, connotation, drift, force, heart, implication, import, intendment, kicker, meat*, message, name of the game, nature of the beast, nitty-gritty, nub, nuts and bolts, point, punch line, purport, score, sense, significancy, signification, stuff, understanding
Antonyms: insignificance, meaninglessness, unimportance
Main Entry: rationality
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: sense
Synonyms: acceptation, advantage, bottom line, burden, core, definition, denotatiton, drift, gist, good, heart, implication, import, intendment, interpretation, logic, matter, meat and potatoes, meat*, message, name of the game, nature of the beast, nitty-gritty, nuance, nub, nuts and bolts, punch line, purport, purpose, rationale, rationalness, reason, rhyme or reason, short, significance, significancy, signification, stuff*, substance, thrust, understanding, upshot, use, value, worth
Main Entry: rationalness
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: sense
Synonyms: acceptation, advantage, bottom line, burden, core, definition, denotatiton, drift, gist, good, heart, implication, import, intendment, interpretation, logic, matter, meat and potatoes, meat*, message, name of the game, nature of the beast, nitty-gritty, nuance, nub, nuts and bolts, punch line, purport, purpose, rationale, rationality, reason, rhyme or reason, short, significance, significancy, signification, stuff*, substance, thrust, understanding, upshot, use, value, worth
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