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

• raised beach
• raised beaches
• raised bog
• raised bogs
• raised pastries
• raised pastry
• raised pie
• raise hell
• raise hob
• raise money on
• raise one's eyebrows
• raise one's glass
• raise one's hand to
• raise one's hat
• raise one's sights
• raiser
• raisers
• raises
• raise someone's dander
• raise the alarm
• raise the ante
• raise the devil
• raise the market
• raise the market upon
• raise the roof