laugh

nouns

the sound of laughing

laugh, laughter

a facial expression characteristic of a person laughing

"his face wrinkled in a silent laugh of derision"

laugh

is a type of (narrower)

a gesture executed with the facial muscles

facial expression, facial gesture

a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

"he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point"

gag, jape, jest, joke, laugh

verbs

produce laughter

express joy, express mirth, laugh

is derived from

laughable

is derived from

laugher

antonym

cry