make+a+pun

  • 41play on words — using words in an amusing or tricky manner, make a pun …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 42Iran — I wanted to make a pun about the United States World Cup chances in the summer of 1998, but Iran out of ideas …

    English expressions

  • 43Punjab — /pun jahb , pun jahb/, n. 1. a former province in NW British India: now divided between India and Pakistan. 2. a state in NW India. 15,230,000; 47,456 sq. mi. (122,911 sq. km). Cap.: Chandigarh. 3. a province in NE Pakistan. 37,374,000; 79,284 sq …

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  • 44Punned — Pun Pun, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Punned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Punning}.] To make puns, or a pun; to use a word in a double sense, especially when the contrast of ideas is ludicrous; to play upon words; to quibble. Dryden. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 45Punning — Pun Pun, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Punned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Punning}.] To make puns, or a pun; to use a word in a double sense, especially when the contrast of ideas is ludicrous; to play upon words; to quibble. Dryden. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 46punishment — /pun ish meuhnt/, n. 1. the act of punishing. 2. the fact of being punished, as for an offense or fault. 3. a penalty inflicted for an offense, fault, etc. 4. severe handling or treatment. [1250 1300; ME punysshement < AF punisement, OF&#8230; …

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  • 47punish — pun|ish [ˈpʌnıʃ] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: punir, from Latin punire, from poena; PAIN1] 1.) to make someone suffer because they have done something wrong or broken the law →↑punishment, punitive ↑punitive ▪ Smacking is not an&#8230; …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 48punish — pun|ish [ pʌnıʃ ] verb transitive often passive ** to make someone suffer because they have done something against the law or against the rules: Anyone caught smoking on school premises will be punished. punish someone for (doing) something: He&#8230; …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 49eat humble pie — make a humble apology and accept humiliation. [humble pie is from a pun based on umbles offal , considered inferior food.] → human rights …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 50List of Alvin and the Chipmunks episodes — The Chipmunks Go to the Movies redirects here. For the album of the same name that was recorded by Ross Bagdasarian, Sr., see The Chipmunks Go to the Movies (album). This is a complete listing of episodes from the 1983 animated television series&#8230; …

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