Revel - English meaning

noun

A wild and drunken celebration.

Usage examples:

The event has morphed into one of the most shamelessly drunken bacchanals on the social calendar

adjective

Another term for bacchanalian.

verb

Strike hard and violently.

Usage examples:

They bashed him over the head with a blunt object

noun

A heavy blow.

Usage examples:

A bash on the head

noun

A celebratory party with plentiful food and drink.

Usage examples:

Cheerful music for beanfeasts

noun

A party or social occasion

noun

A party.

Usage examples:

A traditional bank holiday beano

noun

A party

noun

The act of celebrating and enjoying yourself, usually by drinking alcohol and speaking and laughing loudly with other people

Usage examples:

He returned home after a night of carousal and heavy drinking., we went on with our merry carousals.

verb

Drink alcohol and enjoy oneself with others in a noisy, lively way.

Usage examples:

They danced and caroused until the drink ran out

noun

A noisy, lively drinking party.

Usage examples:

Corporate carouses

verb

To enjoy yourself with a loud group of people

Usage examples:

They were out carousing till dawn.

verb

Acknowledge (a significant or happy day or event) with a social gathering or enjoyable activity.

Usage examples:

They were celebrating their wedding anniversary at a swanky restaurant

noun

The action of celebrating an important day or event.

Usage examples:

The birth of his son was a cause for celebration

noun

A special social event, such as a party, when you celebrate something

Usage examples:

There were lively new year celebrations all over town., such good news calls for (= deserves) a cel…

noun

A line on the surface of something along which it has split without breaking apart.

Usage examples:

A hairline crack down the middle of the glass

verb

Break or cause to break without a complete separation of the parts.

Usage examples:

The ice all over the bog had cracked

adjective

Very good or skilful.

Usage examples:

He is a crack shot

verb

Destroy or debase the moral purity of; corrupt.

Usage examples:

He has debauched the morals of the people and endeavoured to corrupt parliament

noun

A bout of excessive indulgence in sex, alcohol, or drugs.

Usage examples:

Patrick looked utterly untouched by the previous night's debauch

verb

Perform (an action, the precise nature of which is often unspecified).

Usage examples:

Very little work has been done in this field

noun

Used before a verb (except be, can, may, ought, shall, will ) in questions and negative statements.

Usage examples:

Do you have any pets?

noun

Variant spelling of doh1.

verb

Take (a liquid) into the mouth and swallow.

Usage examples:

We sat by the fire, drinking our tea

noun

A liquid that can be swallowed as refreshment or nourishment.

Usage examples:

Fizzy drinks

verb

Take in liquids

verb

Put (food) into the mouth and chew and swallow it.

Usage examples:

He was eating a hot dog

noun

Light food or snacks.

Usage examples:

These make great party eats

abbreviation

Tanzania (international vehicle registration).

noun

A large meal, typically a celebratory one.

Usage examples:

A wedding feast

verb

Eat and drink sumptuously.

Usage examples:

The men would congregate and feast after hunting

noun

The celebration of something in a joyful and exuberant way.

Usage examples:

A time of great rejoicing and festivity

noun

The parties, meals, and other social activities with which people celebrate a special occasion

Usage examples:

Join the festivities come in and join the festivities!

phrase

Enjoy oneself greatly

Usage examples:

I was miserable but he was having a ball

idiom

To enjoy yourself very much

Usage examples:

"so how was the party last night?" "oh, it was great - we had a ball!"

noun

A wild or noisy party.

Usage examples:

A good hooley and a couple of large bottles was his recipe for old age.

noun

A sharp projection.

Usage examples:

Every jag, every bump on the wall revealed a zone of darkness that was worth to explore, but every …

verb

Stab, pierce, or prick.

Usage examples:

She jagged herself in the mouth

noun

A bout of unrestrained or excessive indulgence in alcohol or drugs, or in a particular emotion or activity.

Usage examples:

A thirty-five minute crying jag

noun

A large celebration or party, typically a lavish and boisterous one.

Usage examples:

The film industry's annual jamboree in cannes

noun

A large social gathering

Usage examples:

A country music jamboree, a boy scout jamboree

noun

Lively celebration with others; merrymaking.

Usage examples:

Eight months of commemorative jollification for the eiffel tower began in march

noun

An enjoyable activity or celebration

adjective

Happy and cheerful.

Usage examples:

He was a jolly man full of jokes

verb

Encourage (someone) in a friendly way.

Usage examples:

He jollied people along

adverb

Very; extremely.

Usage examples:

He is jolly busy

noun

An energetic, noisy party where people dance

verb

Form (something) by putting parts together or combining substances; create.

Usage examples:

My grandmother made a dress for me

noun

The manufacturer or trade name of a product.

Usage examples:

The make, model, and year of his car

verb

Perform or carry out

noun

Fun; festivity.

Usage examples:

I'd had my fill of merrymaking and decided to stay put till my headache eased

noun

A social gathering of invited guests, typically involving eating, drinking, and entertainment.

Usage examples:

An engagement party

verb

Enjoy oneself at a party or other lively gathering, typically with drinking and music.

Usage examples:

Put on your glad rags and party!

adjective

Divided into parts of different tinctures.

Usage examples:

Party per fess, or, and azure

verb

Talk incoherently, as if one were delirious or mad.

Usage examples:

Nancy's having hysterics and raving about a ghost

noun

An extremely enthusiastic recommendation or appraisal.

Usage examples:

Their tour received rave reviews

noun

A rail of a cart.

verb

Enjoy oneself or celebrate in a noisy or boisterous way.

Usage examples:

Workers from the refinery roistered in the bars

verb

To enjoy yourself in a noisy and energetic way

Usage examples:

In his youth lord dorset had roistered with lord rochester at the court of charles ii., crowds of p…

noun

A large, lively party, especially one celebrating something.

Usage examples:

The glitziest of election night shindigs

noun

A noisy event or situation, especially a large, energetic party, celebration, etc.

Usage examples:

They're going to their neighbours' for a shindig.

noun

A spell or sustained period of unrestrained activity of a particular kind.

Usage examples:

He went on a six-month crime spree

verb

Take part in a spree.

Usage examples:

They don't want work, they're too busy spreeing!

noun

A short period of doing something in an extreme way without control

Usage examples:

A shopping/spending spree

verb

Beat (a person or animal) repeatedly and violently with a stick or whip.

Usage examples:

She thrashed him across the head and shoulders

noun

A violent or noisy movement of beating or thrashing.

Usage examples:

The thrash of the waves

verb

Give a beating to

verb

Be successful or victorious in (a contest or conflict).

Usage examples:

United won four games in a row

noun

A successful result in a contest, conflict, bet, or other endeavour; a victory.

Usage examples:

A 3–0 win over birmingham

verb

To defeat a competitor, or to achieve first position or get a prize in a competition

Usage examples:

[ i ] did they win last night?, [ t ] our team won the game!