joust
noun
a combat in which two knights on horseback attempted to unhorse each other with blunted lances.
jousts
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pluralof joust.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof joust (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
joustnouna combat in which two knights on horseback attempted to unhorse each other with blunted lances.
Example Sentences
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Perhaps they’ll even find more cosmic jousts — enough to make a whole tournament!
From Space Scoop ● May 21, 2025
History shows they’ve acted as statesmen in times of crisis before and temporarily paused their jousts on social media and in the courts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2025
Netflix, which once said it competed only with sleep for the attention of its subscribers, now jousts with a horde of streaming companies.
From New York Times ● Feb. 3, 2023
There's an expectation of the verbal jabs and jousts in parliament chambers.
From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2021
The true tension at court— which was apparent to everybody except Lancelot, who was too innocent to be conscious of such things—began to show itself dearly at the Westminster jousts.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
