party

Meanings

Plural: parties

Noun

an organization to gain political power
- "in 1992 Perot tried to organize a third party at the national level"
a group of people gathered together for pleasure
- "she joined the party after dinner"
a band of people associated temporarily in some activity
- "they organized a party to search for food"
an occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment
- "he planned a party to celebrate Bastille Day"
a person involved in legal proceedings
- "the party of the first part"
A person or group of people constituting one side in a legal proceeding, such as in a legal action or a contract.
A person; an individual.
A person; an individual.
With to: someone who takes part in an action or affair; an accessory.
A group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest, etc., or united in maintaining a cause, policy, or opinion in opposition to others; a faction.
Active player characters organized into a single group.
A group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest, etc., or united in maintaining a cause, policy, or opinion in opposition to others; a faction.
A group of characters controlled by the player.
A group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest, etc., or united in maintaining a cause, policy, or opinion in opposition to others; a faction.
A political group considered as a formal whole, usually organized on a national basis, which contests elections and aims to form or take part in a government; a political party.
The Communist Party, especially as the sole political party of a communist state.
A group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest, etc., or united in maintaining a cause, policy, or opinion in opposition to others; a faction.
A political group considered as a formal whole, usually organized on a national basis, which contests elections and aims to form or take part in a government; a political party.
The feeling of solidarity with and support for one's political party; partisanship, especially in political matters.
A group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest, etc., or united in maintaining a cause, policy, or opinion in opposition to others; a faction.
A political group considered as a formal whole, usually organized on a national basis, which contests elections and aims to form or take part in a government; a political party.
A group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest, etc., or united in maintaining a cause, policy, or opinion in opposition to others; a faction.
A detachment of troops selected for a particular service or duty.
A group of people gathered together, especially temporarily, for a specific purpose such as travel or sport.
A social gathering, usually of invited guests, which typically involves eating, drinking, and entertainment and often held to celebrate a particular occasion.
A group of people gathered together, especially temporarily, for a specific purpose such as travel or sport.
A gathering of acquaintances so that one of them may offer items for sale to the rest of them.
A group of people gathered together, especially temporarily, for a specific purpose such as travel or sport.
A small group of birds or mammals.
A part or portion.
A prospective partner or an offer of marriage.
A decision, resolution, agreement.

Verb

have or participate in a party
- "The students were partying all night before the exam"
To celebrate at a party, to have fun, to enjoy oneself.
To take recreational drugs.
To engage in flings, to have one-night stands, to sow one's wild oats.
To form a party (with).

Adv

Partly.

Adj

Divided; in part.
Divided into parts of different tinctures, usually equal, and especially following the lines of one of the ordinaries.
Divided; in part.
Shared by two properties and serving to divide them.
Favoring one party; partisan.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English party, partye, partie, from Anglo-Norman partie, from Old French partie (“side, part; portion, share; separation, division”, literally “that which is divided”), noun use of feminine of past participle of Old French partir (“to divide, separate”), from Latin partire (“to share, part, distribute, divide”), from pars (“a part, piece, a share”); see also part. First attested in c. 1300. Doublet of partita. The sense of communist party of a communist state derives Russian партия (partija), short for Коммунистическая партия (Kommunističeskaja partija).

Synonyms

bash, blowout, company, do, gala, get-together, knees-up, partay, party, political party, rave, shindig, shivoo

Scrabble Score: 10

party is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
party is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
party is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

party is a valid Words With Friends word