| NOUN | act | riot, public violence | a public act of violence by an unruly mob |
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| state | riot, rioting | a state of disorder involving group violence | |
| communication | riot, belly laugh, sidesplitter, howler, thigh-slapper, scream, wow | a joke that seems extremely funny | |
| act | riot, orgy, debauch, debauchery, saturnalia, bacchanal, bacchanalia, drunken revelry | a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity | |
| VERB | social | riot | take part in a riot |
| social | riot, carouse, roister | engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking |
| Sounds | ray'aht | |
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| Rhymes | abbot ... zealot / Zealot: 372 rhymes with aht... | |
| Meaning | A public act of violence by an unruly mob. | |
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| Synonym | public violence | |
| Narrower | race riot | A riot caused by hatred for one another of members of different races in the same community |
| Broader | violence, force | An act of aggression (as one against a person who resists) |
| Spanish | disturbio | |
| Adjectives | riotous | characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination / insubordination |
| Verbs | riot | take part in a riot |
| Meaning | A state of disorder involving group violence. | |
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| Synonym | rioting | |
| Broader | disorder | A disturbance of the peace or of public order |
| Spanish | amotinamiento, motín | |
| Catalan | aldarull, motí, revolta | |
| Verbs | riot | take part in a riot |
| Meaning | A joke that seems extremely funny. | |
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| Synonyms | belly laugh, sidesplitter, howler, thigh-slapper, scream, wow | |
| Broader | joke, gag, laugh, jest, jape | A humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter |
| Meaning | A wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity. | |
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| Synonyms | orgy, debauch, debauchery, saturnalia, bacchanal, bacchanalia, drunken revelry | |
| Broader | revel, revelry | unrestrained / unrestrained merrymaking |
| Spanish | bacanal, borrasca, libertinaje, orgía | |
| Catalan | bacanal, llibertinatge, orgia | |
| Adjectives | riotous | unrestrained by convention or morality |
| Verbs | riot | engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking |
| Meaning | take part in a riot; disturb the public peace by engaging in a riot. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "Students were rioting everywhere in 1968" | |
| Broader | rampage | Act violently, recklessly, or destructively |
| Nouns | riot | a public act of violence by an unruly mob |
| rioter | troublemaker who participates in a violent disturbance of the peace | |
| rioting, riot | a state of disorder involving group violence | |
| Meaning | Engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | carouse, roister | |
| Broader | revel, racket, make whoopie, make merry, make happy, whoop it up, jollify, wassail | celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking |
| Spanish | amotinarse, ir de juerga | |
| Nouns | riot | a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity |
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