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
Words to me were magic. You could say a word and it could
conjure up all kinds of images or feelings or a chilly
sensation or whatever. It was amazing to me that words had
this power.