NOUN | time | vacation, holiday | leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure |
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act | vacation | the act of making something legally void | |
VERB | stative | vacation, holiday | spend or take a vacation |
Sounds | veykey'shahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure. | |
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Example | "we get two weeks of vacation every summer" | |
Synonym | holiday | |
Narrower | field day, outing, picnic | A day devoted to an outdoor social gathering |
half-term | A short vacation about halfway through a school term | |
honeymoon | A holiday taken by a newly married couple | |
paid vacation | A vacation from work by an employee with pay granted | |
vac, vacay | informal term for vacation | |
Broader | leisure, leisure time | Time available for ease and relaxation |
Spanish | vacaciones, vacación | |
Catalan | vacances | |
Nouns | vacationist | someone on vacation |
Verbs | vacation | spend or take a vacation |
Meaning | The act of making something legally void. | |
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Broader | abrogation, repeal, annulment | The act of abrogating |
Verbs | vacate | cancel officially |
Meaning | spend or take a vacation. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
Synonym | holiday | |
Narrower | honeymoon | spend a holiday after one's marriage |
Broader | spend, pass | Pass time in a specific way |
Spanish | pasar las vacaciones, vacacionar, veranear | |
Catalan | estiuejar, fer vacances | |
Nouns | vacation | leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure |
vacationer, vacationist | someone on vacation | |
vacationing | the act of taking a vacation |
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