| Housewarming (n.) A feast or merry-making made by or for a family or business firm on taking possession of a new house or premises. Thesaurus Entries Kaffeeklatsch, assemblee, assembly, assignation, at home, ball, blowout, brawl, caucus, cocktail party, coffee klatch, colloquium, commission, committee, conclave, concourse, congregation, congress, conventicle, convention, convocation, costume party, council, dance, date, diet, dinner, dinner party, donation party, eisteddfod, entertainment, festivity, fete, forgathering, forum, garden party, gathering, get-together, hen party, house party, house-raising, lawn party, levee, mask, masque, masquerade, masquerade party, meet, meeting, panel, party, plenum, prom, quorum, rally, reception, rendezvous, seance, session, shindig, shindy, shower, sit-in, sitting, smoker, soiree, stag, stag party, surprise party, symposium, synod, turnout |