revelry rev·el·ry n

revelry rev·el·ry n
['rɛvlrɪ]
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  • Revelry — Rev el*ry, n. [See {Revel}, v. i. & n.] The act of engaging in a revel; noisy festivity; reveling. [1913 Webster] And pomp and feast and revelry. Milton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • revelry — [rev′əl rē] n. pl. revelries [ME revelrie] reveling; noisy merrymaking; boisterous festivity …   English World dictionary

  • revelry — /rev euhl ree/, n., pl. revelries. reveling; boisterous festivity: Their revelry could be heard across the river. [1400 50; late ME; see REVEL, RY] Syn. merrymaking, celebration, carousal, spree. * * * …   Universalium

  • revelry — rev|el|ry [ revlri ] noun count or uncount MAINLY LITERARY a situation in which people celebrate or enjoy themselves in a lively and noisy way, especially by singing, dancing, and drinking alcohol: St. Patrick s Day revelries He was exhausted… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • revelry — rev|el|ry [ˈrevəlri] n [U] also revelries [plural] wild noisy dancing, eating, drinking etc, usually to celebrate something →↑celebration …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • revelry — rev·el·ry …   English syllables

  • revelry — rev•el•ry [[t]ˈrɛv əl ri[/t]] n. pl. ries boisterous festivity …   From formal English to slang

  • revelry — UK [ˈrev(ə)lrɪ] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms revelry : singular revelry plural revelries mainly literary a situation in which people celebrate or enjoy themselves in a lively and noisy way, especially by singing, dancing, and… …   English dictionary

  • rev·el·ry — /ˈrɛvəlri/ noun, pl ries : a wild and noisy celebration [count] a drunken revelry [noncount] a night of revelry …   Useful english dictionary

  • racket — n 1. noise, din, uproar, clamor, hubbub; vociferation, vociferousness, babel, shouting, whooping, bellowing, yelling, roaring, hooting, Inf. hollering, squalling, howling, crying, bawling, wailing, shrieking, screeching, shrilling, caterwauling;… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • revel — rev•el [[t]ˈrɛv əl[/t]] v. eled, el•ing (esp. brit.) elled, el•ling, 1) to take great pleasure or delight (usu. fol. by in): to revel in luxury[/ex] 2) to make merry; indulge in boisterous festivities 3) boisterous merrymaking or festivity;… …   From formal English to slang

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