Hero vs Joke - What's the difference?
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(rfc-sense) A real or mythical person of great bravery who carries out extraordinary deeds.
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A role model.
The main protagonist in a work of fiction.
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A large sandwich made from meats and cheeses; a hero sandwich.
(food styling, chiefly, attributive) The product chosen from several candidates to be photographed.
* 2003 , Solomon H. Katz, William Woys Weaver, Encyclopedia of Food and Culture
* 2008 , Linda Bellingham, Jean Ann Bybee, Brad G. Rogers, Food Styling for Photographers (page 8)
* 2008 , David Random, Defying Gravity (page 24)
An amusing story.
* Gay
Something said or done for amusement, not in seriousness.
* Alexander Pope
(figuratively) The root cause or main issue, especially an unexpected one
(figuratively) A worthless thing or person.
To do or say something for amusement rather than seriously.
(dated) To make merry with; to make jokes upon; to rally.
As nouns the difference between hero and joke
is that hero is a real or mythical person of great bravery who carries out extraordinary deeds while joke is an amusing story.As a proper noun Hero
is any of a number of legendary men and women, including the priestess loved by Leander.As a verb joke is
to do or say something for amusement rather than seriously.hero
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(wikipedia hero)Alternative forms
* herosNoun
(es)- The preparation of the hero food involves any number of specialized techniques food stylists have developed to deal with the demands of photographing food.
- Protect the hero food. Whether the hero items are on a table in the studio or in the refrigerator, freezer, etc., be sure they are identified as hero items and not for consumption.
- The food stylists this day had spent inordinate amounts of time preparing the hero product for a close-up scene.
Synonyms
* see * (sandwich) grinder, hoagie, hoagy, poor boy, po' boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedgeDerived terms
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Anagrams
* (l) * (l) English nouns with irregular plurals ----joke
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Noun
(en noun)- Or witty joke our airy senses moves / To pleasant laughter.
- It was a joke !
- Enclose whole downs in walls, 'tis all a joke .
- Your effort at cleaning your room is a joke .
- The president was a joke .
Usage notes
* Adjectives often applied to "joke": old, bad, inside, poor, silly, funny, lame, hilarious, stupid, offensive.Synonyms
* See alsoDerived terms
* bad joke * standing joke * knock-knock joke * light bulb joke * practical jokeCoordinate terms
* comedy * limerick * parody * punVerb
(jok)- I didn’t mean what I said — I was only joking .
- to joke a comrade