holiday

Definition

  • noun: a special day of celebration
  • noun: a day on which one is exempt from work
  • verb: to spend a holiday in or at a particular place
  • verb: to take or spend a holiday especially in travel or at a resort
  • often used before another noun
  • synonyms: vacation, cheerful, joyous

Examples

  • Do you have any plans for the 'holiday weekend'? [=a weekend that is preceded or followed by a holiday]

  • She spent two weeks 'on holiday' [=('US') 'on vacation'] in Italy.

  • The stock market is closed tomorrow because it's a 'holiday'.

Movie quotes

  • (..) - Billions of frequent flier miles. - Try and use them. I wanted to go to Cambodia. You can get a lobster dinner for a dollar. The airlines black out holidays. It's a conspiracy, I'm sure, I mean... Can you tell us anything about the account? You never checked out a tape. You reserved one once, (..)
    2002 Men in Black II