The difference between Jest and Tease
When used as nouns, jest means an act performed for amusement, whereas tease means one who teases.
When used as verbs, jest means to tell a joke, whereas tease means to separate the fibres of a fibrous material.
check bellow for the other definitions of Jest and Tease
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Jest as a noun (archaic):
An act performed for amusement; a joke.
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Jest as a noun (archaic):
Someone or something that is ridiculed; the target of a joke.
Examples:
"Your majesty, stop him before he makes you the jest of the court."
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Jest as a noun (obsolete):
A deed; an action; a gest.
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Jest as a noun (obsolete):
A mask; a pageant; an interlude.
Examples:
"rfquotek Nares"
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Jest as a verb:
To tell a joke; to talk in a playful manner; to make fun of something or someone.
Examples:
"Surely you jest!"
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Jest as an adverb (AAVE, Southern US):
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Tease as a verb:
to separate the fibres of a fibrous material
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Tease as a verb:
to comb (originally with teasels) so that the fibres all lie in one direction
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Tease as a verb:
to back-comb
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Tease as a verb (transitive):
to poke fun at
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Tease as a verb (transitive):
to provoke or disturb; to annoy
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Tease as a verb (transitive):
to manipulate or influence the behavior of, especially by repeated acts of irritation
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Tease as a verb (transitive):
to entice, tempt
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Tease as a verb (transitive, informal):
to show as forthcoming, in the manner of a teaser
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Tease as a noun:
one who teases
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Tease as a noun:
a single act of teasing
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Tease as a noun:
One who deliberately arouses others (usually men) sexually with no intention of satisfying that arousal.
Examples:
"synonyms: cock tease cocktease cockteaser prickteaser"