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joint in Soho, looking for some action. 3 roast: Who carves
the Sunday joint at your house?
--adj. 4 shared, mutual, combined, collective, cooperative,
common, communal, collaborative: Our aims can only be achieved
by joint effort.
jointed v. articulated, segmented, sectioned, sectionalized, hinged:
The stick is jointed so that it can be folded for carrying in
the pocket.
joke n. 1 jest, witticism, quip, bon mot, laugh, wordplay, pun,
story, anecdote, Colloq gag, wisecrack, one-liner, crack:
Ronnie comes up with the funniest jokes I have ever heard. 2
laughing-stock, butt, (fair) game, buffoon: After that
incident, he became the joke of the regiment. 3 farce, mockery,
absurdity, travesty, caricature: My efforts to play the piano
became a joke.
--v. 4 jest, quip, pun, frolic, wisecrack, tease, taunt,
banter, chaff, fool, Colloq kid, US crack wise: They joked
about our predicament. You must be joking if you think I'm going
to go out with him!
joker n. 1 jokester, comedian, comedienne, funny man, humorist,
jester, comic, clown, wag, wit, punster, droll, zany, merry
andrew, buffoon, trickster, prankster, Colloq card, gagster, gag
man, kidder: Give him a drink and a funny hat and Roger thinks
he's the greatest joker in the world. 2 US catch, hitch, snag,
drawback, trap, twist, pitfall, fine or small print, Colloq
catch-22, no-win situation, Taboo nigger in the woodpile: The
joker is that whoever treats the patients catches the disease.
jolly adj. 1 merry, cheerful, frolicsome, gay, jovial, joyful,
sportive, convivial, jocund, jocose, jocular, frisky, coltish,
playful, festive, jubilant, cheery, exuberant, high-spirited,
animated: Everyone was in a jolly mood at her birthday party.
--v. 2 Often, jolly along. humour, appease, deceive, string
along, fool, hoax: They're just jollying him along because they
want him to invest in their scheme.
jolt v. 1 jar, shake (up), jostle, bump, bounce, jerk: The cart