vacation
(noun) the act of making something legally void
vacation, holiday
(noun) 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”
vacation, holiday
(verb) spend or take a vacation
Source: WordNet® 3.1
vacation (countable and uncountable, plural vacations)
Freedom from some business or activity. [from 14th c.]
(obsolete) Free time given over to a specific purpose; occupation, activity. [15th-17th c.]
A period during which official activity or business is formally suspended; an official holiday from university, law courts etc. [from 15th c.]
(North America) A holiday; a stretch of leisure time away from work or duty and devoted to rest or pleasure. [from 19th c.]
The act of vacating something; moving out. [from 19th c.]
(US, legal) The act of making legally void.
• (freedom from some activity): holiday (UK)
• (free time given over to a specific purpose): annulment, revocation
• (a stretch of leisure time away from work): holiday (UK); see also vacation
• (act of vacating something): departure, moveout
vacation (third-person singular simple present vacations, present participle vacationing, simple past and past participle vacationed)
(intransitive) To spend or take a vacation.
• (UK) go on holiday
• go on vacation
• holiday
• Octavian
Source: Wiktionary
Va*ca"tion, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. vacatio a being free from a duty, service, etc., fr. vacare. See Vacate.]
1. The act of vacating; a making void or of no force; as, the vacation of an office or a charter.
2. Intermission of a stated employment, procedure, or office; a period of intermission; rest; leisure. It was not in his nature, however, at least till years had chastened it, to take any vacation from controversy. Palfrey. Hence, specifically: -(a) (Law)
Definition: Intermission of judicial proceedings; the space of time between the end of one term and the beginning of the next; nonterm; recess. "With lawyers in the vacation." Shak. (b) The intermission of the regular studies and exercises of an educational institution between terms; holidays; as, the spring vacation. (c) The time when an office is vacant; esp. (Eccl.), the time when a see, or other spiritual dignity, is vacant.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
1 June 2025
(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
