revel

/ˈɹɛv.əl/

noun

  1. 1

    An instance of merrymaking; a celebration.

  2. 2

    A kind of dance.

  3. 3

    A wake for the dead.

verb

  1. 1

    To make merry; to have a happy, lively time.

  2. 2

    To take delight (in something).

noun

  1. 1

    The outer side of a window or door frame; the jamb.

  2. 2

    A revelation; an uncovering of what was hidden.

    The comedian had been telling us about his sleep being disturbed by noise. Then came the reveal: he was sleeping on a bed in a department store.
  3. 3

    (obsolete in the US) The side of an opening for a window, doorway, or the like, between the door frame or window frame and the outer surface of the wall; or, where the opening is not filled with a door, etc., the whole thickness of the wall; the jamb.

Synonyms

verb

  1. 1

    To draw back; to retract.

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