Associations to the word «Punning»
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
Language is a process of free creation; its laws and
principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles
of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even
the interpretation and use of words involves a process of
free creation.