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Spree

A merry frolic; especially, a drinking frolic; a carousal.

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Gratify 76% connected

To please; to give pleasure to; to satisfy; to soothe; to indulge; as, to gratify the taste, the appetite, the senses, the desires, the mind, etc.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Indulge 76% connected

To be complacent toward; to give way to; not to oppose or restrain

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Intemperance 76% connected

The act of becoming, or state of being, intemperate; excess in any kind of action or indulgence; any immoderate indulgence of the appetites or passio…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Intemperateness 76% connected

The state of being intemperate; excessive indulgence of any appetite or passion; as, intemperateness in eating or drinking.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Pander 76% connected

A male bawd; a pimp; a procurer.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Self-indulgence 76% connected

Indulgence of one's appetites, desires, or inclinations; -- the opposite of self-restraint, and self-denial.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Fling 74% connected

To cast, send, to throw from the hand; to hurl; to dart; to emit with violence as if thrown from the hand; as, to fing a stone into the pond.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Fling 74% connected

To cast, send, to throw from the hand; to hurl; to dart; to emit with violence as if thrown from the hand; as, to fing a stone into the pond.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Splurge 74% connected

A blustering demonstration, or great effort; a great display.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Splurge 74% connected

A blustering demonstration, or great effort; a great display.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Fling 92% connected

To cast, send, to throw from the hand; to hurl; to dart; to emit with violence as if thrown from the hand; as, to fing a stone into the pond.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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