All wassail synonyms
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W w noun wassail
- celebration — A celebration is a special enjoyable event that people organize because something pleasant has happened or because it is someone's birthday or anniversary.
- bash — A bash is a party or celebration, especially a large one held by an official organization or attended by famous people.
- blast — A blast is a big explosion, especially one caused by a bomb.
- blowout — A blowout is a large meal, often a celebration with family or friends, at which people may eat too much.
- carousal — a merry drinking party
- ceremony — A ceremony is a formal event such as a wedding.
- festival — a day or time of religious or other celebration, marked by feasting, ceremonies, or other observances: the festival of Christmas; a Roman festival.
- festivity — a festive celebration or occasion.
- frolic — merry play; merriment; gaiety; fun.
- gala — festive; festal; showy: Her birthday parties were always gala occasions.
- hoopla — bustling excitement or activity; commotion; hullabaloo; to-do.
- hullabaloo — a clamorous noise or disturbance; uproar.
- joviality — the state or quality of being jovial; merriment; jollity.
- jubilee — the celebration of any of certain anniversaries, as the twenty-fifth (silver jubilee) fiftieth (golden jubilee) or sixtieth or seventy-fifth (diamond jubilee)
- merriment — cheerful or joyful gaiety; mirth; hilarity; laughter.
- merrymaking — the act of taking part gaily or enthusiastically in some festive or merry celebration.
- party — a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.: a cocktail party.
- revelry — reveling; boisterous festivity: Their revelry could be heard across the river.
- shindig — an elaborate or large dance, party, or other celebration.
- spree — a river in E Germany, flowing N through Berlin to the Havel River. 220 miles (354 km) long.
- wingding — a noisy, exciting celebration or party.
verb wassail
- celebrate — If you celebrate, you do something enjoyable because of a special occasion or to mark someone's success.
- toast — a salutation or a few words of congratulation, good wishes, appreciation, remembrance, etc., uttered immediately before drinking to a person, event, etc.
- applaud — When a group of people applaud, they clap their hands in order to show approval, for example when they have enjoyed a play or concert.
- carouse — If you say that people are carousing, you mean that they are behaving very noisily and drinking a lot of alcohol as they enjoy themselves.
- extol — Praise enthusiastically.
- feast — any rich or abundant meal: The steak dinner was a feast.
- honour — to hold in honor or high respect; revere: to honor one's parents.
- honor — honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions: a man of honor.
- jubilate — to show or feel great joy; rejoice; exult.
- pledge — a solemn promise or agreement to do or refrain from doing something: a pledge of aid; a pledge not to wage war.
- revel — to take great pleasure or delight (usually followed by in): to revel in luxury.
- salute — Military. to pay respect to or honor by some formal act, as by raising the right hand to the side of the headgear, presenting arms, firing cannon, dipping colors, etc.
- drink to — to take water or other liquid into the mouth and swallow it; imbibe.
- live it up — to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live.