| joke |
a short story, usually with a funny ending, that is told to make people laugh. [1/3 definitions] |
| kid2 |
When you kid someone, you say something about them just to be funny and sometimes to be a little mean also. What you say is probably not true or is not completely true. [1/2 definitions] |
| laugh |
People often laugh when something is funny to them. When you laugh, you smile, usually with your mouth open, and sounds come from your mouth that are not words. People usually feel happy when they laugh. [1/3 definitions] |
| mime |
Mime is a type of acting in which an actor communicates with an audience without speaking any words and using only gestures. Mime is often used in funny performances done by just one actor. Mime is not always done in a theater. Mime is sometimes done outside. [1/2 definitions] |
| movie |
A movie is something you watch and listen to. It tells stories or teaches us things. Like a book, a movie can be exciting, funny, happy, or sad. A movie is made up of many pictures or patterns of light that change quickly and make us believe that the things and people we are seeing are really moving. [1/2 definitions] |
| nut |
(slang) A nut is a funny or crazy person. [1/3 definitions] |
| operetta |
a short, funny opera, with words that are spoken as well as sung. |
| part |
If a movie is part funny and part sad, then some amount of it is funny and some amount is sad. [1/12 definitions] |
| quote |
A quote is something that someone else has said or written, and it is made up of the exact words that this person wrote or said. Some quotes are repeated often and become very well-known. People like quotes because they are often very smart or funny. People also use quotes because they want to tell what someone said using that person's exact words. "Quote" is another word for "quotation." [1/2 definitions] |
| react |
When a person reacts to something, they feel or act in a certain way because of something that's happened. When people hear a joke that is funny, they usually react by laughing. When people hear something very sad, they might react by crying. If a person touches something very hot, they usually react by pulling their hand away. When an animal reacts, it responds to something. If a dog hears a knock at the door, it might react by barking. If a deer hears a loud noise, it might react by quickly leaping away. [1/2 definitions] |
| riddle1 |
a puzzling, tricky, and often funny question asked as a game or as a test of one's thinking skills. [1/2 definitions] |
| riot |
(informal) a person or thing that is wildly funny. [1/3 definitions] |
| scream |
(informal) someone or something that is very funny. [1/4 definitions] |
| serious |
When something is serious, it is not a small thing. It is important and not funny. [1/5 definitions] |
| skit |
a short, usually funny play. [2 definitions] |
| sly |
crafty in a funny way; full of mischief. [1/2 definitions] |
| smile |
When you smile, the corners of your mouth turn up. People often smile when they are happy or when something seems funny. [1/2 definitions] |
| sound1 |
If a noise sounds funny to you, it means that the noise seems funny to you when you hear it. If your dad sounded angry this morning, it means that he seemed angry when you heard his voice. [1/5 definitions] |
| uncomfortable |
If a chair makes you uncomfortable, it makes your body feel a little bad. Maybe the chair is too hard or it has a funny shape. It makes you want to sit in a different chair. If your clothes are too tight, you are probably uncomfortable too. Sometimes a thing that someone says or does can make you feel uncomfortable in a different way. It can make you feel just a little scared, strange, or embarrassed. |
| very |
If something is funny, it makes you laugh, but when something is very funny, it makes you laugh a lot. If you are hungry, you can probably wait a little while to eat something. If you are very hungry, your want to eat something right now. When you say the word "very," it makes your meaning stronger. [1/5 definitions] |
| wicked |
(informal) It might seem funny, but sometimes people call something "wicked" when they mean it is really good or it is performed really well. [1/5 definitions] |