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laugh

noun verb

a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

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Word Facts

Word length
5
Starts with
L
Ends with
H
Contains
AU
Scrabble score
9
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

laːf

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

    “he told a very funny joke”

noun

  1. a facial expression characteristic of a person laughing

    “his face wrinkled in a silent laugh of derision”

noun

  1. the sound of laughing

verb

  1. produce laughter

In context

Example Sentences

he told a very funny joke
he knows a million gags
thanks for the laugh
he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest
even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point
his face wrinkled in a silent laugh of derision

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