puns

English - Turkish

Definition of puns in English Turkish dictionary

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pun

{f} sözcük oyunu yapmak

pun

{i} kelime oyunu

En sevdiğin kelime oyunu nedir? - What's your favorite pun?

pun

{f} kelime oyunu yap

pun

cinas

O çok kötü bir cinas. - That's a very bad pun.

Cinas ne yazık ki çevrilemez. - The pun is unfortunately untranslatable.

pun

sözcük oyunu

O çok kötü bir sözcük oyunu. - That is a very bad pun.

Bu çok kötü bir sözcük oyunu. - That's a very bad pun.

pun

{i} lastikli söz

pun

{f} kelime oyunu yapmak

pun

nükteli söz söylemek

pun

{f} cinas yapmak

pun

sözcük oyunu yap

pun

sözcük oyun

O çok kötü bir sözcük oyunu. - That is a very bad pun.

Seyirci Tom'un sözcük oyunlarından bazılarına sızlandı. - The audience groaned at some of Tom's puns.

Turkish - Turkish

Definition of puns in Turkish Turkish dictionary

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pun

Kümes

English - English

Definition of puns in English English dictionary

plural of pun

third-person singular of pun

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pun

To tell a pun, to make a play on words

We punned about the topic until all around us groaned.

pun

{n} a quibble, a low or ludicrous repartee

pun

make a play on words; "Japanese like to pun--their language is well suited to punning"

pun

To pound

pun

Logical CP/M punch device The punch device is an output-only device accessed through the PUNCH entry point of the BIOS In certain implementations, PUN: can be a serial device such as a modem

pun

The lowest form of humor, until you get a chance to use it

pun

A joke or type of wordplay in which similar senses or sounds of two words or phrases, or different senses of the same word, are deliberately confused

pun

an expression that uses a homonym (two different words spelled identically) to deliver two or more meanings at the same time For example, "When Professor Fudge asked his graduate students to bring a really good lay to the next class, their collective opinion of the scholar went up a notch "

pun

a play on words, usually for humourous purposes (i e "comb on now, style my hair")

pun

make a play on words; "Japanese like to pun--their language is well suited to punning

pun

A pun is a clever and amusing use of a word or phrase with two meanings, or of words with the same sound but different meanings. For example, if someone says `The peasants are revolting', this is a pun because it can be interpreted as meaning either that the peasants are fighting against authority, or that they are disgusting. an amusing use of a word or phrase that has two meanings, or of words that have the same sound but different meanings = play on words forgive/excuse/pardon the pun (=used to show you know you are making a pun) no pun intended (=used to show you do not mean to make a joke about something) (Probably from pundigrion (17-19 centuries), perhaps from puntiglio; PUNCTILIOUS). punned punning to make a pun pun on

pun

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

pun

a humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her"

pun

A word play suggesting, with humorous intent, the different meanings of one word or the use of two or more words similar in sound but different in meaning

pun

{f} make a play on words, use words humorously to create several possible meanings

pun

A play on words that are the same or similar in sound but different in meaning

pun

To persuade or affect by a pun

pun

a humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her" make a play on words; "Japanese like to pun--their language is well suited to punning

pun

A play on words which have the same sound but different meanings; an expression in which two different applications of a word present an odd or ludicrous idea; a kind of quibble or equivocation

pun

{i} play on words, humorous use of words in order to create several possible meanings

pun

Play on words, often comic Eg when the dying Mercutio in 'Romeo and Juliet' says "Ask for me tomorrow and you shall find me a grave man"

pun

Elaborate word play using similar sounds or concepts

pun

- a play on words that relies on a word's having more than one meaning or sounding like another word

Turkish pronunciation

pʌnz

Pronunciation

/ˈpənz/ /ˈpʌnz/

Etymology

[ 'p&n ] (noun.) 1662. perhaps from Italian puntiglio fine point, quibble; more at PUNCTILIO.