Gag
Part of speech: abbreviation
Definition: group specific antigens
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To have the vomiting reflex triggered. To restrain someone's speech
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A device to restrain speech, usually a rag in the mouth and secured there with tape, another rag that has been folded into a narrow strip, or a rubber ball threaded onto a cord or a leather or rubber strap. An order or rule forbidding discussion of a case or subject. Also called a gag order. A joke or other mischievous prank. The vomiting reflex.
Example sentence: 'Animal House' was my first movie, so I didn't have anything to compare it to. I was a sight gag more than anything else. So I can't say it was one of those things where your life changes. When the movie came out, I had to ask for the night off at the bar.
Jest
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To tell a joke; to talk in a playful manner; to make fun of something or someone.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: An act performed for amusement; a joke.Someone or something that is ridiculed; the target of a joke.
Example sentence: To smile at the jest which plants a thorn in another's breast is to become a principal in the mischief.