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English Dictionary: revel	by the DICT Development Group
6 results for revel
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
revel n unrestrained merrymaking Synonym(s): revel, revelry v take delight in; "he delights in his granddaughter" [syn: delight, enjoy, revel] 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!" Synonym(s): revel, racket, make whoopie, make merry, make happy, whoop it up, jollify, wassail
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. This day in mirth and revel to dispend. --Chaucer. Some men ruin . . . their bodies by incessant revels. --Rambler. {Master of the revels}, {Revel master}. Same as {Lord of misrule}, under {Lord}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Reveal \Re*veal"\, n. 1. A revealing; a disclosure. [Obs.] 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}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Revel \Rev"el\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Reveled}or {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. 2. To move playfully; to indulge without restraint. [bd]Where joy most revels.[b8] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Revel \Re*vel"\, v. t. [L. revellere; re- + vellere to pluck, pull.] To draw back; to retract. [Obs.] --Harvey.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Revel \Rev"el\, n. (Arch.) See {Reveal}. [R.]