Word Finder - vacation

definition

Freedom from some business or activity.

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Free time given over to a specific purpose; occupation, activity.

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A period during which official activity or business is formally suspended; an official holiday from university, law courts etc.

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A holiday; a stretch of leisure time away from work or duty and devoted to rest or pleasure.

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The act of vacating something; moving out.

example

The Conservative Party’s vacation of the centre ground gave an opportunity to its opponents.

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The act of making legally void.

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To spend or take a vacation.

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This year, we’re vacationing in Mexico.

This was a vacation, not an isolation camp.

Maybe this vacation would give them some much needed time together.

Once Damian came back, Dusty was going on his first vacation ever.

If you need a vacation or anything, take it.

We're going on vacation.

It seems like you've become the resident veterinarian and the vacation is over.

Go take your vacation, young lady.

When the midsummer vacation arrived, he was preparing to set out with his family to Fox How in Westmoreland, where he had purchased some property and built a house.

You are taking a much deserved vacation in Europe.

Forced vacation... isn't that an oxy-moron?

He looked like he was on vacation rather than facing the end of the world.

We've never taken a vacation away from home.

Ingrid is on vacation, she said.

Lori said "When does your vacation end?" she asked Lori.

Sure, only three weeks of her vacation remained, and it would be fun to have someone to enjoy them with, but she was hardly looking for a serious relationship.

The remaining vacation slipped by quickly and life returned to normal.

Our chore held the aura of planning a vacation, not making a life changing decision.

If this was what defined a vacation away from home, she'd just as soon stay at home.

Living in that house and using the pool would be like a summer vacation, not a job.

When he and Destiny go to school this fall, why don't we take a vacation – just you and I?

She has not had a vacation for twelve years, think of it, and all that time she has been the sunshine of my life.

Earlier he'd signed up to take his July vacation in Iowa, biking the 400 miles across that state on a seven-day bike tour known as "RAG­BRAI," named for the sponsoring Des Moines Register newspaper.

You said you were taking an extended vacation from work.

The whole idea of this vacation was so you could think things over.

Thus he devoted one summer vacation to the careful analysis of Comte's Politique positive.

Just before the Perkins Institution closed for the summer, it was arranged that my teacher and I should spend our vacation at Brewster, on Cape Cod, with our dear friend, Mrs. Hopkins.

He taught during the winter, and in the long vacation continued his preparation for his life work.

At this he laboured in vacation time for at least ten years.

In Jenkes's case (1676) Lord Chancellor Nottingham refused to issue the writ in vacation in a case in which a man had been committed by the king in council for a speech at Guildhall, and could get neither bail nor trial.

Maybe a vacation would be good right now, but don't go back there.

He and I are taking a little vacation trip to Maryland before he assumes his new life and disappears.

He spoke of family barbecues and a week's vacation on the Jersey shore, kids growing up and Christmas eggnog shared.

During the last few years of his life Boole was constantly engaged in extending his researches with the object of producing a second edition of his Differential Equations much more complete than the first edition; and part of his last vacation was spent in the libraries of the Royal Society and the British Museum.

As parts of its public school system the city maintains twelve summer or vacation schools, evening schools, a normal and training school for the education of teachers, a school of drawing, and a technical school, the last for evening classes.

In 1829 he entered upon his life's work, having been licensed to preach during the summer vacation of the previous year.

In 1860 he visited the north of Spain, and published the fruits of his observations of the country and the people in the first of a series of volumes, which he edited, entitled Vacation Tourists.

The employment of children under fourteen years of age in any factory, workshop, mine, bowling alley or beer garden is forbidden, and their employment at any gainful occupation is permitted only during the vacation of the public school.

Mr. Giddon is either on an extended vacation or he doesn't have a job.

We took the car on vacation and our two families had a great time.

The six or seven weeks of the long vacation, during which he had pupils with him, were mainly employed in writing.

Returning to Beaune for a vacation, he made, on a large scale, a plan of the town, inventing the methods of observation and constructing the necessary instruments; the plan was presented to the town, and preserved in their library.

Our vacation was a lot of fun, despite the cold weather.

Synopsis Laura Flannery needs a vacation from her boring life and a break from nosy neighbors.

People like to use photos they took while on vacation or of their favorite places.

By giving them some control over vacation plans, they will feel more ownership and involvement in the trip.

The Costa Rican coast is one of the most idyllic and diverse vacation spots in the world.

Alaska is definitely a breathtaking place to spend a first vacation as a married couple.

Before setting up a wedding package, couples will need to have their vacation confirmed.

However, if you are looking for enrichment, encouragement, and excitement, a marriage encounter cruise is a wonderful vacation option.

As you can see, there are many ways to book the ultimate inexpensive cruise vacation.