noisy+quarrel
51free-for-all — noun (singular) informal a noisy quarrel or fight that a lot of people join: Once a few people had been noticed stealing the supplies, there was a free for all …
52fracas — n 1. uproar, commotion, disturbance, tumult, turmoil; brawl, fight, wrangle, rough and tumble, tussle, donnybrook, brannigan, Inf. scrap, Sl. rhubarb, Scot. sturt; rumpus, scramble, scuffle, brouhaha, free for all, fray, affray, Inf. ruckus;… …
53affray — af•fray [[t]əˈfreɪ[/t]] n. 1) a public fight; a noisy quarrel; brawl 2) archaic to frighten • Etymology: 1275–1325; ME < AF afrayer …
54fray — I [[t]freɪ[/t]] n. 1) a fight; skirmish; conflict 2) a noisy quarrel or debate 3) archaic fright 4) archaic to frighten • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME frai; aph. var. of affray II fray [[t]freɪ[/t]] v. t. 1) to wear (material) into loose threads at… …
55affray — /əˈfreɪ / (say uh fray) noun 1. a public fight; a noisy quarrel; a brawl. 2. Law the fighting of two or more persons in a public place. –verb (t) 3. Archaic to frighten. {Middle English a(f)fray(en), from Anglo French, variant of effrayer, Old… …
56fray — I. /freɪ / (say fray) noun 1. a noisy quarrel; contest; brawl; fight, skirmish, or battle. 2. Obsolete fright. {aphetic variant of affray} II. /freɪ / (say fray) verb (t) 1. to cause (cloth, rope, etc.) to wear away or unravel at the edge or end …
57brawl — A noisy quarrel …
58barney — ► NOUN (pl. barneys) Brit. informal ▪ a noisy quarrel. ORIGIN of unknown origin …
59squabble — ► NOUN ▪ a trivial noisy quarrel. ► VERB ▪ engage in a squabble. ORIGIN probably imitative …
60row — There are three distinct words row in English. The one meaning ‘use oars’ [OE] goes back to a prehistoric Germanic base *rō ‘steer’, which also produced Dutch roeijen and Swedish ro, not to mention English rudder. Row ‘orderly line’ [OE] comes… …
