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Princeton's WordNet

  1. spree, flingverb

    a brief indulgence of your impulses

  2. spreeverb

    engage without restraint in an activity and indulge, as when shopping

Wiktionary

  1. spreenoun

    A merry frolic; especially, a drinking frolic.

  2. spreenoun

    Uninhibited activity.

  3. Spreenoun

    river in Berlin, Germany.

  4. Etymology: 1804, from spraoi, of origin, from sprækr, sprakr, from sprakjaz, from (a)sp(h)arag-. Cognate with sprækr, spræk, dialectal sprygg. More at spry.

ChatGPT

  1. spree

    A spree is a period or instance of indulging excessively and unrestrainedly in an activity, usually with some form of enjoyment or pleasure involved. This activity could relate to shopping, drinking, partying, or even committing crimes.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Spreenoun

    a merry frolic; especially, a drinking frolic; a carousal

  2. Etymology: [Cf. Ir. spre a spark, animation, spirit, Gael. spraic. Cf. Sprack.]

Wikidata

  1. Spree

    The Spree is a river that flows through the Saxony, Brandenburg and Berlin states of Germany, and in the Ústí nad Labem region of the Czech Republic. It is a left bank tributary of the River Havel and is approximately 400 kilometres in length. The reach of the river between the Dämeritzsee and Müggelsee to the east of Berlin is known as the Müggelspree.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Spree

    sprē, n. a merry frolic: a drunken bout.—v.i. to carouse. [Prob. Ir. spre, a spark, spraic, vigour.]

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Spree

    a river of Prussia, rises in East Saxony close to the Bohemian border, follows a winding and generally N. and NW. course of 227 m. till its Junction with the Havel at Spandau; chief towns on its banks are Bautzen, Kottbus, Lübben, and Berlin; is connected with the Oder by the Frederick William Canal.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. spree

    Uproarious jollity, sport, and merriment.

Editors Contribution

  1. spreenoun

    Starting price service pack concerning a new in opposition of a previous state with frequentative or intensive force.

    The Host of an auction is always on a spree from the beginning to the end of his job.

    Etymology: Spokesperson


    Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on March 31, 2024  

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  1. peers

  2. Peers

  3. perse

  4. per se

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of spree in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of spree in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of spree in a Sentence

  1. Lee Kyung-min:

    Foreigners are continuing their buying spree on the back of increased global liquidity after quantitative easing by the ECB.

  2. Acting ICE Director Matt Albence:

    That individual is a one-man crime spree.

  3. Michael Turner:

    Our bill sets the minimum at 50%, which is incredibly low and highlights how the Democrats' irresponsible spending plan is not about infrastructure, their proposed spending spree is an attempt to fund their partisan wish list.

  4. Chris Towle:

    We went on a buying spree.

  5. Libby Schaaf:

    That analysis will make the case that additional police staffing is needed in the wake of this violent spree, we know what has worked in the past. There is nothing progressive about unbridled gun violence.

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