Lye vs Joke - What's the difference?
lye | joke |
An alkaline liquid made by leaching ashes (usually wood ashes).
Potassium or sodium hydroxide.
(UK, railways) A short side line, connected with the main line; a turn-out; a siding.
(Webster 1913)
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 a noun lye
is an alkaline liquid made by leaching ashes (usually wood ashes) or lye can be (uk|railways) a short side line, connected with the main line; a turn-out; a siding.As a verb lye
is .As a proper noun joke is
, diminutive of jo.lye
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) .Noun
(wikipedia lye)See also
* ("lye" on Wikipedia)Verb
(head)Etymology 2
Noun
(en noun)Anagrams
*joke
English
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