celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities
the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience
a sports implement (usually consisting of a handle and an oval frame with a tightly interlaced network of strings) used to strike a ball (or shuttlecock) in various games
an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit
a loud and disturbing noise
hit (a ball) with a racket
make loud and annoying noises
(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
make calm or still
with little or no activity or no agitation (`quiet' is a nonstandard variant for `quietly')
a period of calm weather
the absence of sound
an untroubled state; free from disturbances
a disposition free from stress or emotion
in a softened tone
become quiet or quieter
not showy or obtrusive
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound
(of the sun) characterized by a low level of surface phenomena, such as sunspots
