[syn: revel, racket, make whoopie, make merry, make happy, whoop it up, jollify, wassail]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Revel \Rev"el\, n. (Arch.)
See Reveal. [R.]
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Revel \Rev"el\, n. [OF. revel rebellion, disorder, feast, sport.
See Revel, v. i.]
A feast with loose and noisy jollity; riotous festivity or
merrymaking; a carousal.
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This day in mirth and revel to dispend. --Chaucer.
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Some men ruin . . . their bodies by incessant revels.
--Rambler.
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Master of the revels, Revel master. Same as Lord of
misrule, under Lord.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Reveal \Re*veal"\, n.
1. A revealing; a disclosure. [Obs.]
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2. (Arch.) The side of an opening for a window, doorway, or
the like, between the door frame or window frame and the
outer surface of the wall; or, where the opening is not
filled with a door, etc., the whole thickness of the wall;
the jamb. [Written also revel.]
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Revel \Rev"el\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Reveledor Revelled; p.
pr. & vb. n. Reveling or Revelling.] [OF. reveler to
revolt, rebel, make merry, fr. L. rebellare. See Rebel.]
1. To feast in a riotous manner; to carouse; to act the
bacchanalian; to make merry. --Shak.
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2. To move playfully; to indulge without restraint. "Where
joy most revels." --Shak.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Revel \Re*vel"\, v. t. [L. revellere; re- + vellere to pluck,
pull.]
To draw back; to retract. [Obs.] --Harvey.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
revel
n 1: unrestrained merrymaking [syn: revel, revelry]
v 1: take delight in; "he delights in his granddaughter" [syn:
delight, enjoy, revel]
2: celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in
uproarious festivities; "The members of the wedding party
made merry all night"; "Let's whoop it up--the boss is gone!"
[syn: revel, racket, make whoopie, make merry, make
happy, whoop it up, jollify, wassail]