revels (verb)

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• revel — verb (revels, revelling, revelled; US revels, reveling, reveled) 1》 engage in lively and noisy festivities. 2》 (revel in) gain great pleasure from. noun (revels) lively and noisy festivities. Derivatives …   English new terms dictionary

• revel — verb revelled, revelling BrE reveled, reveling AmE (I) old use to spend time dancing, eating, drinking etc, especially at a party revel noun (countable usually plural): their drunken revels revel in sth phrasal verb (T) to enjoy something very… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• comedy — comedial /keuh mee dee euhl/, adj. /kom i dee/, n., pl. comedies. 1. a play, movie, etc., of light and humorous character with a happy or cheerful ending; a dramatic work in which the central motif is the triumph over adverse circumstance,… …   Universalium

• revel — [[t]re̱v(ə)l[/t]] revels, revelling, revelled (in AM, use reveling, reveled) 1) VERB If you revel in a situation or experience, you enjoy it very much. [V in n] Revelling in her freedom, she took a hotel room and stayed for several days even… …   English dictionary

• revel — I UK [ˈrev(ə)l] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms revel : present tense I/you/we/they revel he/she/it revels present participle revelling past tense revelled past participle revelled mainly literary to celebrate or enjoy yourself in a lively… …   English dictionary

• rev|el — «REHV uhl», verb, eled, el|ing or (especially British) elled, el|ling, noun. –v.i. 1. to take very great pleasure (in): »The children revel in country life. Young boys who liked Enright s “Kinty”…should revel in the excitement, color, and action… …   Useful english dictionary

• Zeugma — (from the Greek word ζεύγμα , meaning yoke ) is a figure of speech describing the joining of two or more parts of a sentence with a single common verb or noun. A zeugma employs both ellipsis, the omission of words which are easily understood, and …   Wikipedia

• mystery religion — Any of various secret cults of the Greco Roman world. Derived from primitive tribal ceremonies, mystery religions reached their peak of popularity in Greece in the first three centuries AD. Their members met secretly to share meals and take part… …   Universalium

• Westminster School — For other uses, see Westminster School (disambiguation). Westminster School Motto Dat Deus Incrementum Established 1179 (Refounded in 1560)[1] …   Wikipedia

• revel — rev|el1 [ revl ] verb intransitive MAINLY LITERARY to celebrate or enjoy yourself in a lively and noisy way, especially by singing, dancing, and drinking alcohol revel ,in phrasal verb transitive revel in something to enjoy something very much:… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• revel in — ˈrevel ˌin [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they revel in he/she/it revels in present participle revelling in past tense …   Useful english dictionary