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Jokes vs Amuse - What's the difference?

jokes | amuse |

As verbs the difference between jokes and amuse

is that jokes is (joke) while amuse is .

As a noun jokes

is .

As an adjective jokes

is (slang) really good.

jokes

English

Noun

(head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (slang) Really good
  • * '>citation
    • this thing is so jokes ...i think it would be wack if someone responded to this.. but plz do cause that would be, like, some cool shit.
  • * 2008 , "Zetsu", Floaters and gravity'' (on newsgroup ''sci.med.vision )
    • Andrew VS Neil and Mike is totally jokes ! I love it when Andrew gets pissed, lol. It's so cool!
  • * '>citation
  • * (Lily Allen)
    • Dappy's new tune is jokes , in a good way. Thoroughly entertaining and insightful which is more than I can say for most things on the radio.

    References

    * The Guardian , 2007 [http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2007/mar/20/students.educationguardian2]

    Verb

    (head)
  • (joke)

    • amuse

    English

    Verb

  • To entertain or occupy in a pleasant manner; to stir with pleasing emotions.
    • I watch these movies because they amuse me.
    It always amuses me to hear the funny stories why people haven't got a ticket, but I never let them get in without paying.
  • * Gilpin
    • A group of children amusing themselves with pushing stones from the top [of the cliff], and watching as they plunged into the lake.
  • To cause laughter, to be funny.
  • (archaic) To keep in expectation; to beguile; to delude.
  • * Johnson
    • He amused his followers with idle promises.
  • (archaic) To occupy or engage the attention of; to lose in deep thought; to absorb; also, to distract; to bewilder.
  • * Holland
    • Camillus set upon the Gauls when they were amused in receiving their gold.
  • * Fuller
    • Being amused with grief, fear, and fright, he could not find the house.

    Synonyms

    * entertain, gratify, please, divert, beguile

    Derived terms

    * amusement

    References

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