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1 orgy
['o:‹i]plural - orgies; noun(a wild party or celebration: a drunken orgy.) orgie
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orgy — n. 1) to engage in, stage an orgy 2) a drunken orgy * * * [ ɔːdʒɪ] stage an orgy a drunken orgy to engage in … Combinatory dictionary
orgy — [[t]ɔ͟ː(r)ʤi[/t]] orgies 1) N COUNT An orgy is a party in which people behave in a very uncontrolled way, especially one involving sexual activity. It was reminiscent of a scene from a Roman orgy. ...a drunken orgy. 2) N COUNT: with supp, usu N… … English dictionary
orgy — noun 1) a drunken orgy Syn: wild party, debauch, carousal, carouse, revel, revelry; informal binge, jag, bender, love in, toot; literary bacchanal; archaic wassail 2) an orgy of violence Syn: bo … Thesaurus of popular words
Orgy — Or gy, n.; sing. {Orgies}. [F. orgie, orgies, L. orgia, pl., Gr. ?; akin to ? work. See {Organ}, and {Work}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A sacrifice accompanied by certain ceremonies in honor of some pagan deity; especially, the ceremonies observed by the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Orgy — Or gy, n.; pl. {Orgies}. A frantic revel; drunken revelry. See {Orgies} [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
orgy — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ drunken, sex, sexual ▪ wild VERB + ORGY ▪ have PREPOSITION ▪ … Collocations dictionary
orgy — or|gy [ˈo:dʒi US ˈo:r ] n plural orgies [Date: 1500 1600; : Old French; Origin: orgie, from Latin orgia (plural), from Greek] 1.) a wild party with a lot of eating, drinking, and sexual activity ▪ the drunken orgies of their youth 2.) sexual… … Dictionary of contemporary English
drunken — drunk|en [ˈdrʌŋkən] adj [only before noun] 1.) drunk or showing that you are drunk ▪ McBride was a drunken bully. ▪ She was lying in a drunken stupor (=nearly unconscious from being drunk) on the sidewalk. 2.) drunken party/orgy/brawl etc a party … Dictionary of contemporary English
drunken — adjective (only before noun) 1 drunk or showing that you are drunk: drunken shouting | be in a drunken stupor (=almost asleep because you are so drunk) 2 drunken party/orgy etc a party etc where people are drunk drunkenly adverb drunkenness noun… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
orgy — noun (plural orgies) Etymology: Middle French orgie, from Latin orgia, plural, from Greek; akin to Greek ergon work more at work Date: circa 1561 1. secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually… … New Collegiate Dictionary
orgy — /awr jee/, n., pl. orgies. 1. wild, drunken or licentious festivity or revelry. 2. any actions or proceedings marked by unbridled indulgence of passions: an orgy of killing. 3. orgies, (in ancient Greece) esoteric religious rituals, esp. in the… … Universalium