Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A sudden indulgence in or outburst of an activity.
- noun A carefree, lively outing.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Spruce; gay.
- To go on a spree; carouse: often with an indefinite it: as, to
spree it for a week. - noun A lively frolic; a prank.
- noun A bout or season of drinking to intoxication; a fit of drunkenness.
- noun Synonyms Revel, Debauch, etc. See
carousal .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun colloq. A merry frolic; especially, a drinking frolic; a carousal.
- noun an incident in which one spends money freely; -- usually designating indiscreet or reckless spending on unneeded items.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A merry
frolic ; especially, a drinking frolic. - noun Uninhibited activity.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a brief indulgence of your impulses
- verb engage without restraint in an activity and indulge, as when shopping
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The big do-not-miss-it shopping spree is the Sunday artisans 'market in Tonalá.
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Although the incidents have amounted to vandalism, authorities and experts said that the spree is troubling and that they worry that someone eventually could be harmed.
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The big do-not-miss-it shopping spree is the Sunday artisans 'market in Tonalá.
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The big do-not-miss-it shopping spree is the Sunday artisans 'market in Tonalá.
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The big do-not-miss-it shopping spree is the Sunday artisans 'market in Tonalá.
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While those are three of my favorite words, this spree is limited: we're going to check out what the competition is up to.
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The big do-not-miss-it shopping spree is the Sunday artisans 'market in Tonalá.
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The big do-not-miss-it shopping spree is the Sunday artisans 'market in Tonalá.
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The big do-not-miss-it shopping spree is the Sunday artisans 'market in Tonalá.
kargin commented on the word spree
River in East Germany between the Elbe and Oder rivers. South of Berlin it splits into a multitude of smaller network commonly referred to as the Spreewald, traditional home of the Wendish/Sorbian people.
December 27, 2008