laugh vs visual joke

laugh and visual joke both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
laugh	Yes	No	Yes	No
visual joke	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, visual joke is a hyponym of laugh; that is, visual joke is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than laugh:

laugh: a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
visual joke: a joke whose effect is achieved by visual means rather than by speech (as in a movie)

laugh (noun)	visual joke (noun)
the sound of laughing	a joke whose effect is achieved by visual means rather than by speech (as in a movie)
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
a facial expression characteristic of a person laughing

laugh (verb)	visual joke (verb)
produce laughter