laugh
noun / verb
Meaning
- nounAn expression of mirth particular to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter.
Example:
His deep laughs boomed through the room.
- verbTo show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth, causing a lighting up of the face and eyes, and usually accompanied by the emission of explosive or chuckling sounds from the chest and throat; to indulge in laughter.
Example:
There were many laughing children running on the school grounds.
- nounSomething that provokes mirth or scorn.
Example:
Your new hat's an absolute laugh, dude.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Very common
- #283 of 8,600 five-letter words by how often they're used
- Can be a Play Five answer
- As a first guess
- Tests likely letters better than 39% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None