party
Festive group event
The range of meanings of the noun party nearly always involve people.
In legal and situational contexts, a party is one person, or a group of people considered as one: None of the parties concerned wished to pursue the matter.
A third party is someone not directly involved in a matter between two others (the first and second parties).
The party that is an event or activity is a gathering of people united for a purpose, often celebratory: birthday party, wedding party.
An institutional party has members who share political beliefs and goals.
The verb party is informal and related to the celebratory event: The students partied all night at the end of the semester.
Annual date of origin
- anniversaryRecurring memorial date
- cakeFrosted baked dessert
- balloonsAir-filled rubber sacs
- champagneEffervescent celebratory wine
toast · confetti · streamers · fireworks · gifts · presents · surprise · congratulations
People received hospitably
- hostOne receiving guests
- hostessFemale event organizer
- invitationRequest to attend
- receptionAct of receiving guests
gala · soiree · get-together · reunion · mixer · function · banquet · affair
Organized auditory art
- DJMusic mixer performer
- dancingRhythmic bodily motion
- playlistArranged media collection
- floorIndoor walking surface
lights · nightclub · rave · disco · beats · moves · groove · speakers
Bout of excess
- benderExtended bout of drinking
- spreeBrief excessive episode
- drunkImpaired by alcohol
- wastedUsed without good result
intoxication · shots · keg · hangover · wild · rager · debauchery · all-nighter
birthday
Annual date of origin
- anniversaryRecurring memorial date
- cakeFrosted baked dessert
- balloonsAir-filled rubber sacs
champagne · toast · confetti · streamers · fireworks · gifts · presents · surprise · congratulations · candles
guests
People received hospitably
- hostOne receiving guests
- hostessFemale event organizer
- invitationRequest to attend
reception · gala · soiree · get-together · reunion · mixer · function · banquet · affair · cocktails
music
Organized auditory art
floor · lights · nightclub · rave · disco · beats · moves · groove · speakers · bass
binge
Bout of excess
wasted · intoxication · shots · keg · hangover · wild · rager · debauchery · all-nighter · carousing
coalition
Temporary alliance for action
faction · caucus · sect · clique · cadre · splinter · affiliate · syndicate · membership · ranks
campaign
Organized effort toward goal
democracy · voting · platform · manifesto · coalition · caucus · primary · nomination · debate · polls
- celebrationsgraduation, festival, wedding, fireworks, birthday
- eventsevent, events, wedding, concert, concerts
- funamusement, entertainment, excitement, joy, merriment
- social interactiongreeting, hello, goodbye, hi, bye
- social lifefriend, family, group, relationship, community
- celebrationcelebration, celebrate, festive, festivity, festivities
partysolitude
State of being alone
isolation · seclusion · loneliness · being alone · staying in
partydisunion
State of being divided
disunity · fragmentation · nonpartisan · bipartisanship · faction
- birthday partyAnnual celebration of birth
- birthday partiesAnnual celebration gatherings
- surprise partyCovert celebration for an unsuspecting honoree
- throw a partyOrganize a social gathering
- part ofBelonging to a whole
- take partBecome involved in
part, depart, partial, partition, partying, particle, parties, partied, partygoer