Definition of jest

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Jest (v. i.) To make merriment by words or actions; to joke; to make light of anything.

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Bob :: Bob (n.) A jeer or flout; a sharp jest or taunt; a trick.
Gaud :: Gaud (n.) Trick; jest; sport.
Jesting :: Jesting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Jes.
Britannic :: Britannic (a.) Of or pertaining to Great Britain; British; as, her Britannic Majesty..
Raillery :: Raillery (n.) Pleasantry or slight satire; banter; jesting language; satirical merriment.
Majestic :: Majestic (a.) Possessing or exhibiting majesty; of august dignity, stateliness, or imposing grandeur; lofty; noble; grand..
Droll :: Droll (n.) One whose practice it is to raise mirth by odd tricks; a jester; a buffoon; a merry-andrew.
Merry :: Merry (superl.) Causing laughter, mirth, gladness, or delight; as, / merry jest..
August :: August (a.) Of a quality inspiring mingled admiration and reverence; having an aspect of solemn dignity or grandeur; sublime; majestic; having exalted birth, character, state, or authority..
Jesting :: Jesting (n.) The act or practice of making jests; joking; pleasantry.
Shekinah :: Shekinah (n.) The visible majesty of the Divine Presence, especially when resting or dwelling between the cherubim on the mercy seat, in the Tabernacle, or in the Temple of Solomon; -- a term used in the Targums and by the later Jews, and adopted by Christians..
Bourder :: Bourder (n.) A jester.
Jest :: Jest (n.) A mask; a pageant; an interlude.
Jape :: Jape (v. i.) To jest; to play tricks; to jeer.
Railleur :: Railleur (n.) A banterer; a jester; a mocker.
Jest :: Jest (v. i.) The object of laughter or sport; a laughingstock.
Banter :: Banter (v. t.) To delude or trick, -- esp. by way of jest..
Jest :: "Jest (v. i.) To take part in a merrymaking; -- especially, to act in a mask or interlude..
Statement :: Stately (adv.) Majestically; loftily.
Mock :: Mock (v. i.) To make sport contempt or in jest; to speak in a scornful or jeering manner.
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