party

Plural: parties

Noun

• an organization to gain political power
  • "in 1992 Perot tried to organize a third party at the national level"
• a group of people gathered together for pleasure
  • "she joined the party after dinner"
• a band of people associated temporarily in some activity
  • "they organized a party to search for food"
• an occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment
  • "he planned a party to celebrate Bastille Day"
• a person involved in legal proceedings
  • "the party of the first part"
• A person or group of people constituting one side in a legal proceeding, such as in a legal action or a contract.
• A person; an individual.
• A person; an individual.
• With to: someone who takes part in an action or affair; an accessory.
• A group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest, etc., or united in maintaining a cause, policy, or opinion in opposition to others; a faction.
• A group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest, etc., or united in maintaining a cause, policy, or opinion in opposition to others; a faction.
• Active player characters organized into a single group.
• A group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest, etc., or united in maintaining a cause, policy, or opinion in opposition to others; a faction.
• A group of characters controlled by the player.
• A group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest, etc., or united in maintaining a cause, policy, or opinion in opposition to others; a faction.
• A political group considered as a formal whole, usually organized on a national basis, which contests elections and aims to form or take part in a government; a political party.
• A group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest, etc., or united in maintaining a cause, policy, or opinion in opposition to others; a faction.
• A political group considered as a formal whole, usually organized on a national basis, which contests elections and aims to form or take part in a government; a political party.
• The Communist Party, especially as the sole political party of a communist state.
• A group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest, etc., or united in maintaining a cause, policy, or opinion in opposition to others; a faction.
• A political group considered as a formal whole, usually organized on a national basis, which contests elections and aims to form or take part in a government; a political party.
• The feeling of solidarity with and support for one's political party; partisanship, especially in political matters.
• A detachment of troops selected for a particular service or duty.
• A group of people gathered together, especially temporarily, for a specific purpose such as travel or sport.
• A group of people gathered together, especially temporarily, for a specific purpose such as travel or sport.
• A social gathering, usually of invited guests, which typically involves eating, drinking, and entertainment and often held to celebrate a particular occasion.
• A group of people gathered together, especially temporarily, for a specific purpose such as travel or sport.
• A gathering of acquaintances so that one of them may offer items for sale to the rest of them.
• A small group of birds or mammals.
• A part or portion.
• A prospective partner or an offer of marriage.
• A decision, resolution, agreement.

Verb

Verb Forms: party, partied, partying, parties

• To attend or engage in a social gathering for enjoyment.
• have or participate in a party
  • "The students were partying all night before the exam"
• To celebrate at a party, to have fun, to enjoy oneself.
• To take recreational drugs.
• To engage in flings, to have one-night stands, to sow one's wild oats.
• To form a party (with).

Adv

• Partly.

Adj

• Divided; in part.
• Divided into parts of different tinctures, usually equal, and especially following the lines of one of the ordinaries.
• Divided; in part.
• Shared by two properties and serving to divide them.
• Favoring one party; partisan.

Examples

• an escutcheon party per pale
• boarding party
• Do you have a table available for a party of four?
• He is a queer party.
• His party was campaigning successfuly.
• I can't possibly be a party to that kind of reckless behaviour.
• I'm throwing a huge party for my 21st birthday.
• If you want to beat that monster, you should party with a healer.
• Let’s PARTY after this epic Scrabble battle, regardless of who wins!
• lingerie party
• The contract requires that the party of the first part pay the fee.
• The green party took 12% of the vote.
• The settlers were attacked early next morning by a scouting party.
• Tupperware party
• We partied until the early hours.
• We're expecting a large party from the London office.

Synonyms

company, political party, bash, blowout, do, gala, get-together, knees-up, partay, party, rave, shindig, shivoo

Related Words

blast, good time, part, partisan

Anagrams of party