Roister

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To engage in boisterous merrymaking; revel noisily.
  • verb-intransitive. To behave in a blustering manner; swagger.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To engage in noisy, drunken, or riotous behavior.
  • v. To walk with a swaying motion.
  • n. A roisterer.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To bluster; to swagger; to bully; to be bold, noisy, vaunting, or turbulent.
  • n. See roisterer.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A rioter; a blusterer; a roisterer.
  • n. [⟨ roister, verb] A drunken or riotous frolic; a spree.
  • To bluster; swagger; bully; be bold, noisy, vaunting, or turbulent.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking
  • Verb Form
    roistered    roistering    roisters   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    wassail    jollify    racket    make merry    revel    make happy    whoop it up    make whoopie   
    Variant
    roisterer   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    bluster    swagger    bully    revel   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    cloister    foister    oyster    royster