party game | a game to amuse guests at a party |
spoil spoliation spoilation despoilation despoilment despoliation | the act of stripping and taking by force |
Boston Tea Party | demonstration () by citizens of Boston who (disguised as Indians) raided three British ships in Boston harbor and dumped hundreds of chests of tea into the harbor, organized as a protest against taxes on tea |
party spirit | devotion to a political party |
spoil spoiling spoilagebbb | the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it, her spoiling my dress was deliberate |
blanket cover | bedding that keeps a person warm in bed, he pulled the covers over his head and went to sleep |
blanket | a layer of lead surrounding the highly reactive core of a nuclear reactor |
blanket stitch | a strong reinforcing stitch for edges of blanket and other thick material, similar to buttonhole stitch |
electric blanket | a blanket containing and electric heating element that can be controlled to the desired temperature by a rheostat |
houndstooth check hound's-tooth check dogstooth check dogs-tooth check dog's-tooth check | textile with a pattern of small broken or jagged checks |
mackinaw Mackinaw blanket | a thick plaid blanket formerly used in the northwestern United States |
manger trough | a container (usually in a barn or stable) from which cattle or horses feed |
party favor party favour favor favour | souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party |
party line | a telephone line serving two or more subscribers |
party wall | a wall erected on the line between two properties and shared by both owners |
saddle blanket saddlecloth horse blanket | stable gear consisting of a blanket placed under the saddle |
security blanket | a blanket (or toy) that a child carries around in order to reduce anxiety |
security blanket | anything that an adult person uses to reduce anxiety |
spoiler | a hinged airfoil on the upper surface of an aircraft wing that is raised to reduce lift and increase drag |
spoiler | an airfoil mounted on the rear of a car to reduce lift at high speeds |
party line | the policy of a political group, He won in a vote along party lines |
party | an occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment, he planned a party to celebrate Bastille Day |
birthday party | a party held on the anniversary of someone's birth |
cocktail party | an afternoon party at which cocktails are served |
house party | a party lasting over one or more nights at a large house |
tea party | a party at which tea is served |
pigs in blankets | small frankfurters wrapped in biscuit dough and baked |
a Hizballah Hezbollah Hizbollah Hizbullah Lebanese Hizballah Party of God Islamic Jihad Islamic Jihad for the Liberation of Palestine Revolutionary Justice Organization Organization of the Oppressed on Earth | a Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran, seeks to create an Iranian fundamentalist Islamic state in Lebanon, car bombs are the signature weapon |
Hizb ut-Tahrir Freedom Party | the most popular and feared Islamic extremist group in central Asia, advocates `pure' Islam and the creation of a worldwide Islamic state |
Islamic Group of Uzbekistan IMU Islamic Party of Turkestan | a terrorist group of Islamic militants formed in , opposes Uzbekistan's secular regime and wants to establish an Islamic state in central Asia, is a conduit for drugs from Afghanistan to central Asian countries |
Khmer Rouge KR Party of Democratic Kampuchea Communist Party of Kampuchea | a communist organization formed in Cambodia in , became a terrorist organization in when it captured Phnom Penh and created a government that killed an estimated three million people, was defeated by Vietnamese troops but remained active until |
Kurdistan Workers Party Kurdistan Labor Pary Partiya Karkeran Kurdistan PPK | a Marxist-Leninist terrorist group of Kurds trying to establish an independent Kurdish state in eastern Turkey |
Revolutionary People's Liberation Party Revolutionary People's Liberation Front | an extreme Marxist terrorist organization in Turkey that is opposed to NATO and the United States, attacks Turkish security and military officials |
gang crew work party | an organized group of workmen |
party | a group of people gathered together for pleasure, she joined the party after dinner |
masquerade masquerade party masque mask | a party of guests wearing costumes and masks |
dinner dinner party | a party of people assembled to have dinner together, guests should never be late to a dinner party |
garden party lawn party fete champetre | a party of people assembled for social interaction out of doors |
bachelor party | stag party held for a bachelor (usually on the night before he is married) |
stag party smoker | a party for men only (or one considered suitable for men only) |
hen party | a party for women only |
slumber party | an overnight party of girls who dress in nightclothes and pass the night talking |
wedding wedding party | a party of people at a wedding |
party political party | an organization to gain political power, in Perot tried to organize a third party at the national level |
American Labor Party | a former political party in the United States, formed in in New York when labor and liberals bolted the Democratic Party |
American Party Know-Nothing Party | a former political party in the United States, active in the s to keep power out of the hands of immigrants and Roman Catholics |
Anti-Masonic Party | a former political party in the United States, founded in in opposition to Freemasonry in public affairs |
Communist Party | a political party that actively advocates a communist form of government, in Communist countries it is the sole political party of the state |
Conservative Party | a political party (especially in Great Britain or Australia) that believes in the importance of a capitalist economy with private ownership rather than state control |
Constitutional Union Party | a former political party in the United States, formed in by former Whigs who hoped to preserve the Union |