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carousal
Joining with friends to drink alcohol.
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  1. Joining with friends to drink alcohol.
  2. A riotous drinking party.
  3. A noisy feast with much alcohol consumption.
frolic
A playful trick; prank
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  1. A playful trick; prank
  2. Playful behavior or merriment:
  3. In tort law: of an employee, that he or she, during business hours, deviated from the scope of employment to the extent that the employer will not be held responsible for harm resulting from the employee’s actions. The term typically refers to circumstances in which the employee pursued a personal interest during the hours of employment. In tort law: of an employee, that he or she, during business hours, deviated from the scope of employment to the extent that the employer will not be held responsible for harm resulting from the employee’s actions. The term typically refers to circumstances in which the employee pursued a personal interest during the hours of employment.
festivity
A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival.
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  1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival.
  2. The proceedings or events of a festival.
  3. Festive proceedings; things done in celebration
frolic
To make merry; have fun
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  1. To make merry; have fun
  2. To move about or behave playfully; romp:
  3. To play or romp about in a happy, carefree way
carouse
To drink large amounts of alcohol, especially in boisterous merrymaking.
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  1. To drink large amounts of alcohol, especially in boisterous merrymaking.
  2. To drink much alcoholic liquor, esp. along with others having a noisy, merry time
rejoice
To feel joyful; be delighted:
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  1. To feel joyful; be delighted:
  2. To be glad, happy, or delighted; be full of joy
  3. To feel joyful about (something):
party
To attend or hold social parties
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  1. To attend or hold social parties
  2. (Informal) To take part in social activity, as at a party, in an unrestrained, often boisterous manner, usually while drinking alcoholic beverages, taking drugs, etc.
  3. To celebrate or carouse at a party or similar gathering:
indulge
To engage or take part, especially freely or avidly:
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  1. To engage or take part, especially freely or avidly:
  2. To yield to or satisfy (a desire); give oneself up to
  3. To give way to one's own desires; indulge oneself (in something)
delight
To take great pleasure or joy:
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  1. To take great pleasure or joy:
  2. To please greatly:
  3. To give great pleasure or joy:
relish
(Archaic) To give spice or flavor to.
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  1. (Archaic) To give spice or flavor to.
  2. To give a relish to; to cause to taste agreeable, to make appetizing. [from 16th c.]
  3. To taste or eat with pleasure, to like the flavor of; to take great pleasure in. [from 16th c.]
bask
To expose oneself to pleasant warmth.
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  1. To expose oneself to pleasant warmth.
  2. To enjoy a warm or pleasant feeling from being in a certain environment or situation
  3. (Figuratively) To take great pleasure or satisfaction; to feel warmth or happiness. (This verb is usually followed by "in").
indulge
To engage or take part, especially freely or avidly:
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  1. To engage or take part, especially freely or avidly:
  2. To yield to or satisfy (a desire); give oneself up to
  3. To give way to one's own desires; indulge oneself (in something)
luxuriate
(Intransitive) To enjoy luxury.
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  1. (Intransitive) To enjoy luxury.
  2. To take great pleasure; revel (in)
  3. To take luxurious pleasure; indulge oneself.
roll
To start to move or operate:
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  1. To start to move or operate:
  2. To envelop or enfold in a covering:
  3. To cause to begin moving or operating:
rollick
To behave in a playful or carefree manner; to frolic or romp
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  1. To behave in a playful or carefree manner; to frolic or romp
  2. To play or behave in a lively, carefree way; romp
  3. To behave or move in a carefree, frolicsome manner; romp.
wallow
To roll the body about or lie relaxed in water or mud.
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  1. To roll the body about or lie relaxed in water or mud.
  2. To move with difficulty in a clumsy or rolling manner; flounder:
  3. To move heavily and clumsily; roll and pitch, as a ship
celebrate
To perform (a religious ceremony):
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  1. To perform (a religious ceremony):
  2. To mark (a happy occasion) by engaging in some pleasurable activity
  3. To commemorate (an anniversary, holiday, etc.) with ceremony or festivity
rejoice
To be glad, happy, or delighted; be full of joy
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  1. To be glad, happy, or delighted; be full of joy
  2. To feel joyful; be delighted:
  3. To feel joyful about (something):
carouse
To drink large amounts of alcohol, especially in boisterous merrymaking.
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  1. To drink large amounts of alcohol, especially in boisterous merrymaking.
  2. To drink much alcoholic liquor, esp. along with others having a noisy, merry time
frolic
To play or romp about in a happy, carefree way
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  1. To play or romp about in a happy, carefree way
  2. To engage in lovemaking.
  3. To move about or behave playfully; romp:
riot
To indulge without restraint; revel (in something)
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  1. To indulge without restraint; revel (in something)
  2. (Now Rare) To live in a wild, loose manner
  3. To take part in a riot.
roister
To boast or swagger
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  1. To boast or swagger
  2. To engage in boisterous merrymaking; revel noisily.
  3. To be lively and noisy; revel boisterously
festivity
The proceedings or events of a festival.
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  1. The proceedings or events of a festival.
  2. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival.
  3. The joy and merriment of a festival or celebration.
merrymaking
Joyful festivities, especially as a celebration
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  1. Joyful festivities, especially as a celebration
  2. Fun; conviviality; festivity
  3. A festivity; a revelry.
rejoicing
An occasion for joy
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  1. An occasion for joy
  2. An act of showing joy.
  3. The action or feeling of one who rejoices
revelry
Joyful merry-making.
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  1. Joyful merry-making.
  2. Boisterous merrymaking.
  3. Reveling; noisy merrymaking; boisterous festivity
festival
Merrymaking; festivity
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  1. Merrymaking; festivity
  2. An occasion for feasting or celebration, especially a day or time of religious significance that recurs at regular intervals.
  3. An often regularly recurring program of cultural performances, exhibitions, or competitions:
festivity
The joy and merriment of a festival or celebration.
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  1. The joy and merriment of a festival or celebration.
  2. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival.
  3. Festive proceedings; things done in celebration
fun
Lively, joyous play or playfulness; amusement, sport, recreation, etc.
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  1. Lively, joyous play or playfulness; amusement, sport, recreation, etc.
  2. A source of enjoyment, amusement, or pleasure:
  3. Enjoyment; amusement:
gaiety
The state or quality of being gay; cheerfulness
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  1. The state or quality of being gay; cheerfulness
  2. Bright color or showiness, as of dress; finery.
  3. Merry or joyful activity; festivity:
jollity
(Countable) Revelry or festivity; a merry or festive gathering.
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  1. (Countable) Revelry or festivity; a merry or festive gathering.
  2. (Countable) Things, remarks, or characteristics which are enjoyable.
  3. The quality or state of being jolly; fun; gaiety
merriment
A state of enjoyable exuberance
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  1. A state of enjoyable exuberance
  2. (Obs.) Something that amuses or entertains
  3. Merrymaking; gaiety and fun; mirth; hilarity
merrymaking
Joyful festivities, especially as a celebration
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  1. Joyful festivities, especially as a celebration
  2. Festive activities.
  3. Fun; conviviality; festivity
revelry
Boisterous merrymaking.
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  1. Boisterous merrymaking.
  2. Joyful merry-making.
  3. Reveling; noisy merrymaking; boisterous festivity
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Sentence Examples

  • You revel in their fine thoughts.

  • They did not revel in carnage.

  • held a tournament or revel, in 1284, on a magnificent scale, to commemorate his conquest of Wales.

  • But I do not scorn to descend thence to the Piraeus, where Socrates sketched the plan of his republic. I shall mount to the double summitlof Parnassus; I shall revel in the joys of Tempe."

  • But Death on guard was something else entirely, and she wasn't going to be the second woman to revel in the heat of his arms this night.

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