revel
/ˈɹɛv.əl/
noun
- 1
An instance of merrymaking; a celebration.
- 2
A kind of dance.
- 3
A wake for the dead.
verb
- 1
To make merry; to have a happy, lively time.
- 2
To take delight (in something).
noun
- 1
The outer side of a window or door frame; the jamb.
- 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
(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.
verb
- 1
To draw back; to retract.
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