Word of the Day: Cheer
cheer / CHir
noun
- a shout of joy or encouragement
- a state of mind or heart
- animation; lightness of feeling
- welcome; hospitality
- food and drink, as at a feast
- a form of shout used by spectators at a sporting or other type of event, used to encourage the competitors
- something which provides happiness, encouragement, etc.
- to gladden or cause to be joyful
- to encourage
- to salute with approving shouts