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adverb

At the third highest level of the special levels of achievement in a person's studies at a us college or university. the expression comes from latin, meaning "with praise"

Usage examples:

Ninety three students graduated cum laude., a cum laude qualification
adjective

Highly praised or admired.

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A lauded author
verb

Praise (a person or their achievements) highly.

Usage examples:

The obituary lauded him as a great statesman and soldier
verb

Praise (a person or their achievements) highly.

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The obituary lauded him as a great statesman and soldier
noun

Praise.

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All glory, laud, and honour to thee redeemer king
noun

A service of morning prayer in the divine office of the western christian church, traditionally said or chanted at daybreak, though historically it was often held with matins on the previous night.

Usage examples:

From the abbey church we could hear the faint chanting of lauds
verb

Praise (a person or their achievements) highly.

Usage examples:

The obituary lauded him as a great statesman and soldier
verb

Make the spontaneous sounds and movements of the face and body that are the instinctive expressions of lively amusement and sometimes also of derision.

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He rarely smiled or laughed
noun

An act of laughing.

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She gave a loud, silly laugh
idiom

To laugh a lot, very loudly

idiom

Deal with a problem by laughing or pretending to be amused by it

phrasal verb

Dismiss something by treating it in a light-hearted way.

Usage examples:

He laughed off suggestions that the company was in trouble
phrasal verb

To show that you think someone or something is stupid

Usage examples:

I can't go into work looking like this - everyone will laugh at me., if you say that, people will j…
adjective

So ludicrous as to be amusing.

Usage examples:

If it didn't make me so angry it would be laughable
adverb

In a ludicrous manner; absurdly.

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Most of the songs are laughably and amateurishly staged
verb

Make the spontaneous sounds and movements of the face and body that are the instinctive expressions of lively amusement and sometimes also of derision.

Usage examples:

He rarely smiled or laughed
noun

An act of laughing.

Usage examples:

He has a long and hearty laugh at this old joke
noun

A person who is laughed at; an object of laughter.

noun

A person who laughs.

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They are the most enthusiastic laughers, pointers and critics of us all.
noun

A person who laughs.

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They are the most enthusiastic laughers, pointers and critics of us all.
adjective

Full of laughter; comical, funny.

verb

Make the spontaneous sounds and movements of the face and body that are the instinctive expressions of lively amusement and sometimes also of derision.

Usage examples:

He rarely smiled or laughed
noun

An act of laughing.

Usage examples:

He has a long and hearty laugh at this old joke
idiom

To be earning a lot of money easily

Usage examples:

We'll be laughing all the way to the bank if this deal works out.
noun

Someone or something that seems stupid or silly, especially by trying to be serious or important and not succeeding

Usage examples:

Another performance like that and this team will be the laughing stock of the league.
adverb

In an amused way; with laughter.

Usage examples:

‘it just ended up being a huge success,’ spicer says laughingly, ‘and we couldn't figure it out.
noun

A person subjected to general mockery or ridicule.

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She was the laughing stock of her class
phrase

An object of mockery or ridicule

noun

A person subjected to general mockery or ridicule.

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She was the laughing stock of her class
verb

Make the spontaneous sounds and movements of the face and body that are the instinctive expressions of lively amusement and sometimes also of derision.

Usage examples:

He rarely smiled or laughed
noun

An act of laughing.

Usage examples:

She gave a loud, silly laugh
adjective

That causes laughter; amusing.

noun

The action or sound of laughing.

Usage examples:

He roared with laughter
idiom

Said to mean that trying to be happy is a good way to stop worrying

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