Definition of pun

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Pun (v. i.) 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..

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Impunctate :: Impunctate (a.) Not punctuate or dotted.
Convict :: Convict (n.) A person proved guilty of a crime alleged against him; one legally convicted or sentenced to punishment for some crime.
Spare :: Spare (a.) To preserve from danger or punishment; to forbear to punish, injure, or harm; to show mercy to..
Vindictive :: Vindictive (a.) Punitive.
Punishment :: Punishment (n.) Any pain, suffering, or loss inflicted on a person because of a crime or offense..
Chastisement :: Chastisement (n.) The act of chastising; pain inflicted for punishment and correction; discipline; punishment.
Damnably :: Damnably (adv.) In a manner to incur severe censure, condemnation, or punishment..
Amenable :: Amenable (a.) Liable to be brought to account or punishment; answerable; responsible; accountable; as, amenable to law..
Inquisition :: Inquisition (n.) A court or tribunal for the examination and punishment of heretics, fully established by Pope Gregory IX. in 1235. Its operations were chiefly confined to Spain, Portugal, and their dependencies, and a part of Italy..
Punk :: Punk (n.) A prostitute; a strumpet.
Pepper :: Pepper (n.) A well-known, pungently aromatic condiment, the dried berry, either whole or powdered, of the Piper nigrum..
Capitally :: Capitally (adv.) In a way involving the forfeiture of the head or life; as, to punish capitally..
Poignant :: Poignant (a.) Pricking; piercing; sharp; pungent.
Prick :: Prick (v.) A mark made by a pointed instrument; a puncture; a point.
Puncture :: Puncture (v. t.) To pierce with a small, pointed instrument, or the like; to prick; to make a puncture in; as, to puncture the skin..
Smart :: Smart (v. i.) To feel a lively, pungent local pain; -- said of some part of the body as the seat of irritation; as, my finger smarts; these wounds smart..
Cart :: Cart (v. t.) To expose in a cart by way of punishment.
Del Credere :: Del credere () An agreement by which an agent or factor, in consideration of an additional premium or commission (called a del credere commission), engages, when he sells goods on credit, to insure, warrant, or guarantee to his principal the solvency of the purchaser, the engagement of the factor being to pay the debt himself if it is not punctually discharged by the buyer when it becomes due..
Pundit :: Pundit (n.) A learned man; a teacher; esp., a Brahman versed in the Sanskrit language, and in the science, laws, and religion of the Hindoos; in Cashmere, any clerk or native official..
Millionary :: Millionary (a.) Of or pertaining to millions; consisting of millions; as, the millionary chronology of the pundits..
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