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Noun
S:
(n)
splurge
(an ostentatious display (of effort or extravagance etc.))
S:
(n)
orgy
,
binge
,
splurge
(any act of immoderate indulgence)
"an orgy of shopping"; "an emotional binge"; "a splurge of spending"
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
S:
(n)
indulgence
,
indulging
,
pampering
,
humoring
(the act of indulging or gratifying a desire)
S:
(n)
intemperance
,
intemperateness
,
self-indulgence
(excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence)
"the intemperance of their language"
S:
(n)
overindulgence
,
excess
(excessive indulgence)
"the child was spoiled by overindulgence"
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"
S:
(v)
splurge
(be showy or ostentatious)
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
S:
(v)
flaunt
,
flash
,
show off
,
ostentate
,
swank
(display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously)
"he showed off his new sports car"
derivationally related form
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