Revel

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To take great pleasure or delight: She reveled in her unaccustomed leisure.
  • verb-intransitive. To engage in uproarious festivities; make merry.
  • n. A boisterous festivity or celebration; merrymaking. Often used in the plural.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. An instance of merrymaking; a celebration.
  • v. To make merry; to have a gay, lively time.
  • v. To draw back; to retract.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. See reveal.
  • n. A feast with loose and noisy jollity; riotous festivity or merrymaking; a carousal.
  • verb-intransitive. To feast in a riotous manner; to carouse; to act the bacchanalian; to make merry.
  • verb-intransitive. To move playfully; to indulge without restraint.
  • v. To draw back; to retract.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A merrymaking; a feast or festivity characterized by boisterous jollity; a carouse; hence, mirth-making in general; revelry.
  • n. Specifically— A kind of dance or choric performance often given in connection with masques or pageants; a dancing procession or entertainment: generally used in the plural.
  • n. An anniversary festival to commemorate the dedication of a church: a wake.
  • n. Synonyms Debauch, Spree, etc. See carousal.
  • To hold or take part in revels; join in merrymaking; indulge in boisterous festivities; carouse.
  • To dance; move with a light and dancing step; frolic.
  • To act lawlessly; wanton; indulge one's inclination or caprice.
  • To take great pleasure; feel an ardent and keen enjoyment; delight.
  • To spend in revelry.
  • To draw back or away; remove.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. take delight in
  • n. unrestrained merrymaking
  • v. celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities
  • Equivalent
    Verb Form
    revelator    reveled    reveling    revell    revelled    revelling    revels   
    Cross Reference
    Variant
    revelling    revelled    reveal   
    Hyponym
    Form
    reveled    revelled    reveling    revelling    revelry    reveller    reveler   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    carousal    carouse    retract    tangle    end    merrymaking    celebrate   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Devil    bedevil    bevel    bevil    devil    dishevel    level    multilevel   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    revelry    festivity    merriment    frolic    banquet    feast    orgy    gayety    pastime    prank