2. jesting, joking, teasing, fooling, Inf. kidding, Inf. funning; joke, jest, jape, gag, quip, Inf. wisecrack, Inf. crack; waggery, witticism, squib, pun, crank; trick, practical joke, prank, caper, antic, shenanigan, mon-keyshine, foolery; entertainment, diversion, amusement, levity, fun.
jocular, adj. waggish, facetious, tongue-in-cheek, droll, witty, quick-witted, nimble-witted, salty; jesting, joking, entertaining, funny, jocose. See - jocose.
jocularity, n. waggishness, drollery, facetiousness, wit, humor; jesting, joking, jocosity. See - jocosity.
jocund, adj. cheerful, cheery, full of cheer, gay, sunny, in good or high spirits; blithe, blithesome, lighthearted, lightsome, buoyant, optimistic, positive, Inf. upbeat, beamish; debonair, free and easy, carefree, easygoing, breezy, airy, happy-go-lucky, untroubled; genial, convivial, amiable, good-natured, friendly; jovial, merry, jolly, mirthful, hilarious; riant, laughing, smiling, happy as a lark; happy, glad, blissful, beatific, pleased, delighted, Inf. tickled pink; joyful, joyous, jubilant, rejoicing, gleeful; exultant, in seventh heaven, elated, overjoyed, thrilled, exhilarated; animated, lively, Inf. chipper, jaunty, vivacious, sprightly, fresh.
jocundity, n. 1. gaiety, cheer, cheerfulness, gladness, gayness, good or high spirits; blitheness, blithesomeness, light-heartedness, buoyancy, optimism, good nature; joy, sunshine, delight, pleasure, happiness, felicity, bliss; joyfulness, joyousness, jubilation, jubilancy, exhilaration, exultation, glee, elation; joviality, merriment, jollity, mirth, mirthfulness, hilarity, laughter.
2. animation, liveliness, vivacity, sprightliness, Inf. peppiness; playfulness, sportiveness, zest, enthusiasm, eagerness.
jog, v. 1. jolt, jar, jerk; start, shake, dislodge.
2. nudge, bump, jostle; prod, poke, push, move; tap, flip, flick.
3. joggle, jiggle, bounce, jounce, rattle; roll, sway, bob, wag; rock, lurch, wobble, waggle, wiggle.
4. run, gallop, canter, lope, trot, dogtrot; pad, stump it, walk. -n. 5. nudge, push, poke, prod, shake; trot, lope, canter, dogtrot, run.
6. notch, nick, indentation, dent; cleft, slash, gash, cleft; projection, jut, jag, protrusion, protuberance, nub, knob.
joggle, v. jiggle, jog, jostle, shake, move to and fro, jerk, pull; bob, bobble, bounce, jounce. See - jiggle (defs. 1, 2).
join, v. 1. Usu.
join together link, couple, splice, unite, tie, bind, yoke; connect, bridge, span; fix, fasten, attach; combine, mix, converge, coalesce, commingle; associate, consolidate, amalgamate, merge, conglomerate, unify.
2. glue, glue together, agglutinate, conglutinate, paste, paste together; seal, affix, concrete; fuse, weld, solder.
3. ally, league, unionize, confederate, join forces or hands, team up, side with, go along with, band together, Inf. hitch horses; federate, federalize, centralize; affiliate, associate, consociate, throw in with, join forces with, take part; cooperate, collaborate, concur, coact, synergize.
4. enlist, enlist in, sign up, join up; enroll, enroll in, enter, enter into; throw in one's lot with, cast one's lot with.
5. participate, contribute, partake, mingle, mix, join in, Inf. chip in, lend a hand; (of conversation) Inf. chime in, Inf. put in one's two-cents worth.
6. marry, wed, mate, match, SI. hitch; unite in marriage, join or unite in holy wedlock.
7. meet or engage in battle, join battle, give or do battle, join issue; battle, combat, contest, contend