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Noun
S:
(n)
splurge
(an ostentatious display (of effort or extravagance etc.))
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
S:
(n)
ostentation
,
fanfare
,
flash
(a gaudy outward display)
S:
(n)
display
(exhibiting openly in public view)
"a display of courage"
S:
(n)
communication
(something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups)
S:
(n)
abstraction
,
abstract entity
(a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples)
S:
(n)
entity
(that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
derivationally related form
S:
(n)
orgy
,
binge
,
splurge
(any act of immoderate indulgence)
"an orgy of shopping"; "an emotional binge"; "a splurge of spending"
Verb
S:
(v)
splurge
,
fling
(indulge oneself)
"I splurged on a new TV"
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sister term
derivationally related form
W:
(n)
fling
[Related to:
fling
] (a brief indulgence of your impulses)
derivationally related form
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synset
S:
(n)
spree
,
fling
(a brief indulgence of your impulses)
sentence frame
S:
(v)
splurge
(be showy or ostentatious)