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SPREE
spree, fling
(noun) a brief indulgence of your impulses
spree
(verb) engage without restraint in an activity and indulge, as when shopping
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Proper noun
Spree
A particular river that flows through Lusatia (eastern Germany) and into Berlin, where it flows into the Havel.
Anagrams
• Esper, Peers, Perse, esper, peers, per se, perse, pères, speer, spere
Etymology
Noun
spree (plural sprees)
A merry frolic; especially, a drinking frolic.
Uninhibited activity.
Usage notes
Often preceded by the name of a certain activity to indicate a period of doing that activity whole-heartedly and continuously, e.g. shopping spree.
Synonyms
• carousal
Verb
spree (third-person singular simple present sprees, present participle spreeing, simple past and past participle spreed)
(intransitive, rare) To engage in a spree.
Synonyms
• carouse
Anagrams
• Esper, Peers, Perse, esper, peers, per se, perse, pères, speer, spere
Source: Wiktionary
Spree, n. Etym: [Cf. Ir. spre a spark, animation, spirit, Gael. spraic. Cf. Sprack.]
Definition: A merry frolic; especially, a drinking frolic; a carousal. [Colloq.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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