(n.) A play upon words; a figure by which the same word is used in different senses, or words similar in sound are set in opposition to each other, so as to give antithetical force to the sentence; punning.

abuse of terms acronym amphibologism amphiboly anagram avyayibhava back formation calembour clipped word compound conjugate construction corruption dvandva dvigu endocentric compound equivocality equivoque exocentric compound formation jeu de mots logogram logogriph malapropism metagram missaying palindrome paronomasia paronym play on words pun punning spoonerism tatpurusha word form wordplay