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present tense third-person singular of joust
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(Entry 1 of 2)
of knights in the Middle Ages
to engage in battle on horseback with lances
- The knights jousted against each other.
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jousts
noun
plural of joust
Synonyms & Antonyms of jousts (Entry 2 of 2)
as in confrontations, duels
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- blows,
- fistfights,
- fisticuffs,
- grapples,
- handgrips,
- punch-outs,
- punch-ups
- [chiefly British],
- slugfests
- altercations,
- argle-bargles
- [chiefly British],
- arguments,
- argy-bargies
- [chiefly British],
- contretemps,
- controversies,
- cross fires,
- disagreements,
- disputes,
- fallings-out
- (or falling-outs),
- kickups,
- misunderstandings,
- quarrels,
- rows,
- spats,
- squabbles,
- tangles,
- tiffs,
- wrangles
- affrays
- [chiefly British],
- battles royal
- (or battle royals or battles royale or battle royales),
- brawls,
- broils,
- donnybrooks,
- free-for-alls,
- melees
- (also mêlées),
- mix-ups,
- ruckuses,
- ructions
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