English dictionary
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English noun: holiday | |||
| 1. | holiday (time) leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure | ||
| Samples | We get two weeks of vacation every summer. We took a short holiday in Puerto Rico. | ||
| Synonyms | vacation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | leisure, leisure time | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | field day, half-term, honeymoon, outing, paid vacation, picnic, vac | ||
| 2. | holiday (time) a day on which work is suspended by law or custom | ||
| Samples | No mail is delivered on federal holidays. It's a good thing that New Year's was a holiday because everyone had a hangover. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | day | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Christmas Eve, Dec 24, feast day, fete day, half-holiday, holy day, legal holiday, Mesasamkranti, national holiday, Poppy Day, public holiday, Ramanavami, religious holiday, Remembrance Day, Remembrance Sunday | ||
English verb: holiday | |||
| 1. | holiday (stative) spend or take a vacation | ||
| Synonyms | vacation | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pass, spend | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | honeymoon | ||
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