party /pärˈti/

1. A social gathering, esp one serving as a celebration
2. A small body of people associated together in any occupation or amusement
3. A detachment (military)
4. A company
5. A part (obsolete)
6. A side in a battle, game, lawsuit, or other contest
7. A body of people united in favour of a political or other cause
8. The spirit of faction
9. A game (obsolete)
10. A person concerned in any affair, as in third party
11. A person who enters into a contract, eg of marriage
12. A possible match in marriage
13. A person (informal)

1. Relating to a party
2. Parted or divided (heraldry)

1. To attend, hold or take part in parties or similar entertainments
2. To have a good time

parˈtyism noun

Devotion to a (particular political) party

parˈti-coatˈed or parˈty-coatˈed adjective

Having on a coat of various colours

parˈti-colˈoured or parˈty-colˈoured adjective

Variegated

party animal noun (informal)

A person who likes to go to parties or generally have a good time

parˈty-callˈ noun

A social call on one's host or hostess after a party

parˈty-capˈital noun

Advantage or credit to one's party derived from some contingency

parˈtygoer noun

A person on the way to a party, or who regularly goes to parties

parˈty-govˈernment noun

Government by the prevailing political party

parˈty-juˈry noun

A jury half of natives and half of aliens

party line noun

1. A telephone exchange line shared by two or more subscribers
2. A boundary between properties
3. The policy rigidly laid down by the political party leaders

party machine see under machine

party man noun

A faithful member of a political party

party piece noun

An act or turn that one is known for performing to entertain others

party plan selling same as party selling below.

parˈty-political adjective

party politics singular noun

Politics viewed from a party standpoint, or arranged to suit the views or interests of a party

parˈty-pooper noun

Someone who spoils the enjoyment of others at a party or social occasion by their lack of enthusiasm, or by their inability or unwillingness to participate

party popper noun

A small device that makes a bang and ejects paper streamers when a string attached to it is pulled

party sales plural noun

party selling noun

The selling of products by agents earning commission in the homes of customers who invite friends and neighbours as to a social gathering

parˈty-size adjective

(of an item of food, etc) smaller than the usual size, intended to be used as a snack at parties

party spirit noun

1. The unreasonable spirit of a party man
2. A festive atmosphere

parˈty-spirˈited adjective

parˈty-verˈdict noun

A joint verdict

party wall noun

A wall between two adjoining properties or houses

bring to the party

To contribute, or have to offer

the party's over

A favourable, enjoyable, carefree, etc situation has ended

• Playbus®
• play by ear
• play-by-play
• play cat-and-mouse with
• play catch-up
• play date
• play dates
• play-day
• play-days
• play-debt
• play-debts
• Play-Doh
• playdough
• play down
• play ducks and drakes
• played
• played-out
• player
• player piano
• players
• play fair
• play false
• play fast and loose
• playfellow
• playfellows