Prank vs. Joke

Pranknoun

A practical joke or mischievous trick.

Pranknoun

(obsolete) An evil deed; a malicious trick, an act of cruel deception.

Prankverb

(transitive) To perform a practical joke on; to trick.

Prankverb

To call someone's phone and promptly hang up

Prankverb

(transitive) To adorn in a showy manner; to dress or equip ostentatiously.

Prankverb

(intransitive) To make ostentatious show.

Prankadjective

(obsolete) Full of gambols or tricks.

Prankverb

To adorn in a showy manner; to dress or equip ostentatiously; - often followed by up; as, to prank up the body. See Prink.

Prankverb

To make ostentatious show.

Pranknoun

A gay or sportive action; a ludicrous, merry, or mischievous trick; a caper; a frolic.

Prankadjective

Full of gambols or tricks.

Pranknoun

acting like a clown or buffoon

Pranknoun

a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

Prankverb

dress or decorate showily or gaudily;

Prankverb

dress up showily;

Jokenoun

An amusing story.

Jokenoun

Something said or done for amusement, not in seriousness.

Jokenoun

(figuratively) The root cause or main issue, especially an unexpected one

Jokenoun

(figuratively) A laughably worthless thing or person; a sham.

Jokeverb

(intransitive) To do or say something for amusement rather than seriously.

Jokeverb

(intransitive, followed by with) To dupe in a friendly manner for amusement; to mess with, play with.

Jokeverb

To make merry with; to make jokes upon; to rally.

Jokenoun

Something said for the sake of exciting a laugh; something witty or sportive (commonly indicating more of hilarity or humor than jest); a jest; a witticism; as, to crack good-natured jokes.

Jokenoun

Something not said seriously, or not actually meant; something done in sport.

Jokeverb

To make merry with; to make jokes upon; to rally; to banter; as, to joke a comrade.

Jokeverb

To do something for sport, or as a joke; to be merry in words or actions; to jest.

Jokenoun

a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter;

Jokenoun

activity characterized by good humor

Jokenoun

a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

Jokenoun

a triviality not to be taken seriously;

Jokeverb

tell a joke; speak humorously;

Jokeverb

act in a funny or teasing way

Joke

A joke is a display of humour in which words are used within a specific and well-defined narrative structure to make people laugh and is usually not meant to be taken seriously. It takes the form of a story, usually with dialogue, and ends in a punch line.