| Main Entry: | punch line |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | the climax of a joke |
Synonyms: |
gag line, point, tag line |
| Main Entry: | culmination |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | conclusion; climactic stage |
Synonyms: |
acme, all the way, apex, apogee, blow off, capper, climax, completion, consummation, critical mass, crown, crowning touch, finale, finish, height, limit, maximum, meridian, ne plus ultra, noon, payoff, peak, perfection, pinnacle, punch line, summit, top, zenith |
Antonyms: |
beginning, commencement, opening, start |
| Main Entry: | gist |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | meaning, essence |
Synonyms: |
basis, bearing, bottom line, burden, core, drift, force, heart, idea, import, kernel, keynote, marrow, matter, meat*, name of the game, nature of the beast, nitty gritty, nuts and bolts, pith, point, punch line, quintessence, score, sense, short, significance, soul, spirit, stuff*, subject, substance, summary, tenor, theme, thrust, topic, upshot |
| Main Entry: | import |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | meaning |
Synonyms: |
acceptation, bearing, bottom line, construction, drift*, gist*, heart*, implication, intendment, intention, interpretation, meat*, message, name of the game, nature of beast, nuts and bolts, point, punch line, purport, score*, sense, significance, significancy, signification, stuff*, thrust, understanding |
| Main Entry: | payoff |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | conclusion, climax |
Synonyms: |
adjustment, clincher, consequence, culmination, day of reckoning, final reckoning, finale, judgment, moment of truth, outcome, pay, payment, punch line, result, retribution, reward, settlement, upshot |
Antonyms: |
introduction, start |
| Main Entry: | point |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | meaning, essence |
Synonyms: |
argument, bottom line, burden, core, crux, drift, force, gist, head, heart, idea, import, kicker, main idea, marrow, matter, meat*, motif, motive, name of the game, nitty-gritty, nub, nuts and bolts, pith, pointer, proposition, punch line, question, score, stuff, subject, subject matter, text, theme, thrust, tip, tip-off, topic |
| Notes: | the stylus, or point, of a record player is held by the cartridge; the base of the turntable is called the deck |
| Main Entry: | sense |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | point, meaning |
Synonyms: |
acceptation, advantage, bottom line, burden, core, definition, denotatiton, drift, gist, good, heart, implication, import, intendment, interpretation, logic, matter, meat and potatoes, meat*, message, name of the game, nature of the beast, nitty-gritty, nuance, nub, nuts and bolts, punch line, purport, purpose, reason, short, significance, significancy, signification, stuff, substance, thrust, understanding, upshot, use, value, worth |
| Main Entry: | significance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | meaning |
Synonyms: |
acceptation, bottom line, connotation, drift, force, heart, implication, import, intendment, kicker, meat*, message, name of the game, nature of the beast, nitty-gritty, nub, nuts and bolts, point, punch line, purport, score, sense, significancy, signification, stuff, understanding |
Antonyms: |
insignificance, meaninglessness, unimportance |
| Main Entry: | rationality |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sense |
Synonyms: |
acceptation, advantage, bottom line, burden, core, definition, denotatiton, drift, gist, good, heart, implication, import, intendment, interpretation, logic, matter, meat and potatoes, meat*, message, name of the game, nature of the beast, nitty-gritty, nuance, nub, nuts and bolts, punch line, purport, purpose, rationale, rationalness, reason, rhyme or reason, short, significance, significancy, signification, stuff*, substance, thrust, understanding, upshot, use, value, worth |
| Main Entry: | rationalness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sense |
Synonyms: |
acceptation, advantage, bottom line, burden, core, definition, denotatiton, drift, gist, good, heart, implication, import, intendment, interpretation, logic, matter, meat and potatoes, meat*, message, name of the game, nature of the beast, nitty-gritty, nuance, nub, nuts and bolts, punch line, purport, purpose, rationale, rationality, reason, rhyme or reason, short, significance, significancy, signification, stuff*, substance, thrust, understanding, upshot, use, value, worth |