PUN as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a humorous play on words
   Synonym(s)
   • paronomasia (what does paronomasia mean?)
   • punning (what does punning mean?)
   • wordplay (what does wordplay mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • I do it for the pun of it
   • his constant punning irritated her
   Hypernyms(s) pun is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • fun (what does fun mean?)
   • play (what does play mean?)
   • sport (what does sport mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • pun (what does pun mean?)
   • pun (what does pun mean?)

PUN as VERB

1. Meaning
   • make a play on words
   Usage Example(s)
   • Japanese like to pun–their language is well suited to punning
   Hypernyms(s) pun is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • joke (what does joke mean?)
   • jest (what does jest mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • pun (what does pun mean?)
   • punning (what does punning mean?)
   • wordplay (what does wordplay mean?)
   • paronomasia (what does paronomasia mean?)
   • pun (what does pun mean?)
   • punning (what does punning mean?)
   • wordplay (what does wordplay mean?)
   • paronomasia (what does paronomasia mean?)