party

noun parties

1. A person or group of people constituting one side in a legal proceeding, such as in a legal action or a contract. The contract requires that the party of the first part pay the fee.
2. dated, humorous, slang, vulgar A person; an individual. He is a queer party.
3. dated, humorous, slang, vulgar With to: someone who takes part in an action or affair; an accessory. I can't possibly be (a) party to that kind of reckless behaviour.
4. archaic, broadly 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 mile back in the forest the tribe had heard the fierce challenge of the gorilla, and, as was his custom when any danger threatened, Kerchak called his people together, partly for mutual protection against a common enemy, since this gorilla might be but one of a party of several, and also to see th
5. archaic, broadly 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 green party took 12% of the vote.
6. archaic, broadly, with the and capital initial The Communist Party, especially as the sole political party of a communist state.
7. archaic, broadly, dated The feeling of solidarity with and support for one's political party; partisanship, especially in political matters.
8. Internet, archaic, broadly Active player characters organized into a single group.
9. archaic, broadly A group of characters controlled by the player.
10. A detachment of troops selected for a particular service or duty. boarding party
11. A group of people gathered together, especially temporarily, for a specific purpose such as travel or sport. We're expecting a large party from the London office.
12. A social gathering, usually of invited guests, which typically involves eating, drinking, and entertainment and often held to celebrate a particular occasion. I'm throwing a huge party for my 21st birthday.

    Similar: bash, do, rave

13. A gathering of acquaintances so that one of them may offer items for sale to the rest of them. Tupperware party
14. A small group of birds or mammals. Small parties of cattle were seen browsing in places where they must with with difficulty have kept their footing[.]
15. obsolete A part or portion. And so the moost party of the castel that was falle doune thorugh that dolorous stroke laye vpon Pellam and balyn thre dayes.
16. obsolete A prospective partner or an offer of marriage.
17. obsolete A decision, resolution, agreement.

Similar: blowout, gala, get-together, knees-up, partay, party, shindig, shivoo

verb parties · partying · partied

1. intransitive To celebrate at a party, to have fun, to enjoy oneself. We partied until the early hours.
2. euphemistic, intransitive, slang To take recreational drugs. “Miss, do you party?” the boy asked. “What?” Jennifer asked back. “Do you smoke? I'll get you some cheap. One American dollar equals forty Jamaican dollars. I'll get you as much of the stuff as you need.”
3. intransitive To engage in flings, to have one-night stands, to sow one's wild oats.
4. Internet, intransitive To form a party (with). If you want to beat that monster, you should party with a healer.

adverb more party · most party

1. obsolete Partly.

adjective

1. not comparable, obsolete Divided into parts of different tinctures, usually equal, and especially following the lines of one of the ordinaries. an escutcheon party per pale
2. not comparable, obsolete, rare, of a fence or wall Shared by two properties and serving to divide them. Now converging, now diverging, these fences presented a striking irregularity of contour. No fence was party, nor any part of any fence.
3. not comparable Favoring one party; partisan.