jest
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Is jest a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
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What is the meaning of jest?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (archaic) An act performed for amusement; a joke.Examples: "I made that comment in jest; it wasn't serious."; "Alas poore Yorick, I knew him Horatio, a fellow of infinite Ieſt; […]"Synonyms: prank, gag, laughingstock, banter, crack, wisecrack, witticismarchaic
2. (archaic) Someone or something that is ridiculed; the target of a joke.Examples: "Your majesty, stop him before he makes you the jest of the court."; "Why then make ſport at me, then let me be your ieſt, / I deſerue it[…]"archaic
3. (obsolete) A deed; an action; a gest.Examples: "the jests or actions of princes"obsolete
4. (obsolete) A mask; a pageant; an interlude.Examples: "He promised us, in honour of our guest, / To grace our banquet with some pompous jest."obsolete
adv (English)
1. (African-American Vernacular, Southern US, Shropshire) Pronunciation spelling of just.Examples: "So I jest called out to know what was up, and found it was Miss Vanholte's cowboys, who had been forced into the store by them rascally ruffins."; ""Jest like the Injian puzzle-boxes, ain't they?" said Dan, as the one boat dropped into the other."ShropshireSouthern-USalt-ofnot-comparablepronunciation-spelling
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