Synonyms: racket, illegitimate enterprise, fraudulent scheme
Definition: an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit
Similar words: endeavor, endeavour, enterprise
Definition: a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
Usage: he had doubts about the whole enterprise
Definition: 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
Similar words: sports implement
Definition: an implement used in a sport
Synonyms: noise, dissonance, racket
Definition: the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience
Usage: modern music is just noise to me
Similar words: auditory sensation, sound
Definition: the subjective sensation of hearing something
Usage: he strained to hear the faint sounds
Synonyms: racket
Definition: a loud and disturbing noise
Similar words: noise
Definition: sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
Usage: he enjoyed the street noises; they heard indistinct noises of people talking; during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels
Synonyms: racket
Definition: hit (a ball) with a racket
Synonyms: racket
Definition: make loud and annoying noises
Similar words: make noise, noise, resound
Definition: emit a noise
Synonyms: jollify, make happy, make merry, make whoopie, revel, racket, wassail, whoop it up
Definition: celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities
Usage: The members of the wedding party made merry all night; Let's whoop it up--the boss is gone!
Similar words: celebrate, fete
Definition: have a celebration
Usage: They were feting the patriarch of the family; After the exam, the students were celebrating