Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun party

5 senses of party

Sense 1
party, political party -- (an organization to gain political power; "in 1992 Perot tried to organize a third party at the national level")
       => organization, organisation -- (a group of people who work together)

Sense 2
party -- (a group of people gathered together for pleasure; "she joined the party after dinner")
       => social gathering, social affair -- (a gathering for the purpose of promoting fellowship)

Sense 3
party, company -- (a band of people associated temporarily in some activity; "they organized a party to search for food"; "the company of cooks walked into the kitchen")
       => set, circle, band, lot -- (an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot")

Sense 4
party -- (an occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment; "he planned a party to celebrate Bastille Day")
       => affair, occasion, social occasion, function, social function -- (a vaguely specified social event; "the party was quite an affair"; "an occasion arranged to honor the president"; "a seemingly endless round of social functions")

Sense 5
party -- (a person involved in legal proceedings; "the party of the first part")
       => person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul -- (a human being; "there was too much for one person to do")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb party

1 sense of party

Sense 1
party -- (have or participate in a party; "The students were partying all night before the exam")
       => celebrate, fete -- (have a celebration; "They were feting the patriarch of the family"; "After the exam, the students were celebrating")