play+upon+words
101quib´bling|ly — quib|ble «KWIHB uhl», noun, verb, bled, bling. –n. 1. an unfair and petty evasion of the point or truth by using words with a double meaning: »a legal quibble. To a plain understanding his objections seem to be mere quibbles (Macaulay).… …
102quib|ble — «KWIHB uhl», noun, verb, bled, bling. –n. 1. an unfair and petty evasion of the point or truth by using words with a double meaning: »a legal quibble. To a plain understanding his objections seem to be mere quibbles (Macaulay). SYNONYM(S):… …
103Priapeia — Woman painting a statue of Priapus, from a fresco at Pompeii The Priapeia is a collection of ninety five poems in various meters on subjects pertaining to the phallic god Priapus. It was compiled from literary works and inscriptions on images of… …
104Paronomasia — Par o*no*ma si*a, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to form a word by a slight change; para beside + ? to name, fr. o noma a name.] (Rhet.) A play upon words; a figure by which the same word is used in different senses, or words similar in sound are set… …
105Bauer & Cie. v. O'Donnell — Infobox SCOTUS case Litigants=Bauer Cie. v. O Donnell ArgueDate=April 10 ArgueYear=1913 DecideDate=May 26 DecideYear=1913 FullName=Bauer Cie. and the Bauer Chemical Company v. James O Donnell USVol=229 USPage=1 Citation= Prior=… …
106distort — I verb bend, camouflage, caricature, change out of recognition, change the face of, conceal, contort, corrupt, deform, disguise, disproportion, dissemble, distorquere, exaggerate, falsify, give a false idea, give a false impression, give a… …
107Misinterpretation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Misinterpretation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 misinterpretation misinterpretation misapprehension misunderstanding misacceptation| misconstruction misapplication Sgm: N 1 catachresis catachresis Sgm: N 1 eisegesis… …
108Paronomastic — Par o*no*mas tic, Paronomastical Par o*no*mas tic*al, a. Of or pertaining to paronomasia; consisting in a play upon words. [1913 Webster] …
109Paronomastical — Paronomastic Par o*no*mas tic, Paronomastical Par o*no*mas tic*al, a. Of or pertaining to paronomasia; consisting in a play upon words. [1913 Webster] …
110Pun — 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] …
