Associations to the word «Pun»
Noun
- Tinker
- Pun
- Word
- Sai
- Joke
- Allusion
- Gag
- Humor
- Gent
- Rhyme
- Cruel
- Humour
- Parody
- Bahadur
- Irony
- Phrase
- Synopsis
- Idiom
- Ambiguity
- Metaphor
- Conceit
- Slang
- Pronunciation
- Riddle
- Satire
- Title
- Rapper
- Sonnet
- Proverb
- Nickname
- Wit
- Slogan
- Acronym
- Sentencing
- Pardon
- Tao
- Moniker
- Wan
- Punishment
- Caricature
- Meaning
- Jest
- Motto
- Connotation
- Tat
- Pseudonym
- Anecdote
- Shakespeare
- Mascot
- Farce
- Analogy
- Cartoon
- Fun
- Rifleman
- Name
- Serge
- Kon
- Dialogue
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
PUN, verb. (transitive) To beat; strike with force; ram; pound, as in a mortar; reduce to powder.
PUN, noun. A joke or type of wordplay in which similar senses or sounds of two words or phrases, or different senses of the same word, are deliberately confused.
PUN, verb. To make or tell a pun; make a play on words.
Dictionary definition
PUN, noun. A humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her".
PUN, verb. Make a play on words; "Japanese like to pun--their language is well suited to punning".
Wise words
Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say
"infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no
word left when you want to talk about something really
infinite.