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• jest — jest·ee; jest·er; jest·ing·ly; jest; …   English syllables

• jestingly — jest·ing·ly …   English syllables

• jesting-stock — jestˈing stock noun (obsolete) A butt for jests • • • Main Entry: ↑jest …   Useful english dictionary

• Jesting — Jest ing, a. Sportive; not serious; fit for jests. Syn: joking. [1913 Webster] He will find that these are no jesting matters. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Jesting — Jest ing, n. The act or practice of making jests; joking; pleasantry. Eph. v. 4. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Jestingly — Jest ing*ly, adv. In a jesting manner. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Translations of The Lord's Prayer — The Lord s Prayer is a common tool used to compare languages. Since the publication of the Mithridates booksTwo examples are Mithridates de differentis linguis , Conrad Gessner, 1555; and Mithridates oder allgemeine Sprachenkunde mit dem Vater… …   Wikipedia

• er — er·i·an·thus; er·ic; er·i·ca; er·i·ca·ce·ae; er·i·cad; er·i·ca·les; er·i·ce·tal; er·i·ce·tic·o·lous; er·i·coid; er·i·co·phyte; erig·er·on; er·i·glos·sa; er·ik·ite; er·i·na·ceous; er·i·na·ceus; er·in·ite; er·i·nose; er·i·o·bot·rya;… …   English syllables

• wit — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Cleverness Nouns 1. wit, wittiness; Atticism; salt; sense of humor, funny bone, esprit, point, fancy, whim, humor, drollery, pleasantry; comedy; jocularity, jocosity, jocoseness; levity, facetiousness;… …   English dictionary for students

• jape — [[t]dʒeɪp[/t]] v. japed, jap•ing, n. 1) to jest; joke; gibe 2) to mock or make fun of 3) a joke; jest 4) a trick or practical joke • Etymology: 1300–50; ME jap′er, n. jap′er•y, n. jap′ing•ly, adv …   From formal English to slang