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Party

A part or portion.

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Broader term 13

Actor 76% connected

One who acts, or takes part in any affair; a doer.

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Affair 76% connected

That which is done or is to be done; matter; concern; as, a difficult affair to manage; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public; --…

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Band 76% connected

A fillet, strap, or any narrow ligament with which a thing is encircled, or fastened, or by which a number of things are tied, bound together, or con…

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Celebrate 76% connected

To extol or honor in a solemn manner; as, to celebrate the name of the Most High.

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Circle 76% connected

A plane figure, bounded by a single curve line called its circumference, every part of which is equally distant from a point within it, called the ce…

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Doer 76% connected

One who does; one performs or executes; one who is wont and ready to act; an actor; an agent.

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Fete 76% connected

A feat.

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Function 76% connected

The act of executing or performing any duty, office, or calling; per formance.

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Lot 76% connected

That which happens without human design or forethought; chance; accident; hazard; fortune; fate.

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Occasion 76% connected

A falling out, happening, or coming to pass; hence, that which falls out or happens; occurrence; incident.

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Organization 76% connected

The act of organizing; the act of arranging in a systematic way for use or action; as, the organization of an army, or of a deliberative body.

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Set 76% connected

of Set

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Worker 76% connected

One who, or that which, works; a laborer; a performer; as, a worker in brass.

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Assignee 76% connected

A person to whom an assignment is made; a person appointed or deputed by another to do some act, perform some business, or enjoy some right, privileg…

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Assignor 76% connected

An assigner; a person who assigns or transfers an interest; as, the assignor of a debt or other chose in action.

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Bash 76% connected

To abash; to disconcert or be disconcerted or put out of countenance.

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Brawl 76% connected

To quarrel noisily and outrageously.

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Contractor 76% connected

One who contracts; one of the parties to a bargain; one who covenants to do anything for another; specifically, one who contracts to perform work on…

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Dance 76% connected

To move with measured steps, or to a musical accompaniment; to go through, either alone or in company with others, with a regulated succession of mov…

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Dinner 76% connected

The principal meal of the day, eaten by most people about midday, but by many (especially in cities) at a later hour.

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Feast 76% connected

A festival; a holiday; a solemn, or more commonly, a joyous, anniversary.

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Fete 76% connected

A feat.

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Housewarming 76% connected

A feast or merry-making made by or for a family or business firm on taking possession of a new house or premises.

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Jolly 76% connected

Full of life and mirth; jovial; joyous; merry; mirthful.

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Litigant 76% connected

Disposed to litigate; contending in law; engaged in a lawsuit; as, the parties litigant.

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Litigator 76% connected

One who litigates.

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Mask 76% connected

A cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection; as, a dancer's mask; a fencer's mask; a ball player's mask.

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Masque 76% connected

A mask; a masquerade.

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Masquerade 76% connected

An assembly of persons wearing masks, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions.

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Mixer 76% connected

One who, or that which, mixes.

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Opposition 76% connected

The act of opposing; an attempt to check, restrain, or defeat; resistance.

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Reception 76% connected

The act of receiving; receipt; admission; as, the reception of food into the stomach; the reception of a letter; the reception of sensation or ideas;…

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Reunion 76% connected

A second union; union formed anew after separation, secession, or discord; as, a reunion of parts or particles of matter; a reunion of parties or sec…

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Reversioner 76% connected

One who has a reversion, or who is entitled to lands or tenements, after a particular estate granted is terminated.

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Shindy 76% connected

An uproar or disturbance; a spree; a row; a riot.

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Shower 76% connected

One who shows or exhibits.

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Smoker 76% connected

One who dries or preserves by smoke.

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Sociable 76% connected

A gathering of people for social purposes; an informal party or reception; as, a church sociable.

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Social 76% connected

Of or pertaining to society; relating to men living in society, or to the public as an aggregate body; as, social interest or concerns; social pleasu…

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Soiree 76% connected

An evening party; -- distinguished from levee, and matinee.

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Vouchee 76% connected

The person who is vouched, or called into court to support or make good his warranty of title in the process of common recovery.

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Wedding 76% connected

of Wed

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Manner of action 1

Rave 76% connected

imp. of Rive.

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Derivationally related 2

Accompany 74% connected

To go with or attend as a companion or associate; to keep company with; to go along with; -- followed by with or by; as, he accompanied his speech wi…

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Accompany 74% connected

To go with or attend as a companion or associate; to keep company with; to go along with; -- followed by with or by; as, he accompanied his speech wi…

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Synonym 1

Company 92% connected

The state of being a companion or companions; the act of accompanying; fellowship; companionship; society; friendly intercourse.

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