Term: jeu d'esprit: a witty comment or writing
Broader: wit: a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter | Unrelated: submediant: (music) the sixth note of a major or minor scale (or the third below the tonic)
Broader: wit: a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter | Unrelated: treenail: a wooden peg that is used to fasten timbers in shipbuilding; water causes the peg to swell and hold the timbers fast
Broader: wit: a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter | Unrelated: mallotus: capelins
Broader: wit: a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter | Unrelated: eyepatch: a protective cloth covering for an injured eye
Broader: wit: a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter | Unrelated: hod: an open box attached to a long pole handle; bricks or mortar are carried on the shoulder
Broader: wit: a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter | Unrelated: genipa: any tree of the genus Genipa bearing yellow flowers and edible fruit with a thick rind
Broader: wit: a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter | Unrelated: turnover: a dish made by folding a piece of pastry over a filling
Broader: wit: a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter | Unrelated: aethusa: fool's parsley
Broader: wit: a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter | Unrelated: crown: (dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth
Broader: wit: a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter | Unrelated: teratogen: any agent that interferes with normal embryonic development: alcohol or thalidomide or X-rays or rubella are examples