holiday

holiday has 8 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 7.

Definitions

• n.. A consecrated day; religious anniversary; a day set apart in honor of some person, or in commemoration of some event. See Holyday.
• n.. A day of exemption from labor; a day of amusement and gayety; a festival day.
• n.. A day fixed by law for suspension of business; a legal holiday.
• a.. Of or pertaining to a festival; cheerful; joyous; gay.
• a.. Occurring rarely; adapted for a special occasion.
• n.. leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure; "we get two weeks of vacation every summer"; "we took a short holiday in Puerto Rico"
• n.. a day on which work is suspended by law or custom; "no mail is delivered on federal holidays"; "it's a good thing that New Year's was a holiday because everyone had a hangover"
• v.. spend or take a vacation